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Macroscopic vs Acroscopic - What's the difference?

macroscopic | acroscopic |

As adjectives the difference between macroscopic and acroscopic

is that macroscopic is visible to the unassisted eye while acroscopic is toward or facing the apex.

macroscopic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Visible to the unassisted eye.

    • Synonyms

    * naked-eye

    Antonyms

    * microscopic

    Related terms

    * telescopic * microscopic

    acroscopic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Toward or facing the apex.
  • *
    • Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.

    Antonyms

    * basiscopic