microlevel
English
Etymology
Noun
microlevel (plural microlevels)
- A level of analysis that concerns small-scale phenomena or factors.
- Alternative form: micro-level
- Antonym: macrolevel
- at the microlevel; on the microlevel
- This study attempts to describe what is happening at the microlevel and how it contributes to the larger system.
- A microscopic level.
- 2007 November 18, Jim Holt, “Mind of a Rock”, in New York Times[1]:
- But at the microlevel it consists of an unimaginable number of atoms connected by springy chemical bonds, all jiggling around at a rate that even our fastest supercomputer might envy.
- A microeconomic level.
- A microsocial, microeconomic, and micropolitical level.
Adjective
microlevel (comparative more microlevel, superlative most microlevel)
- At such a level.
- Alternative form: micro-level
- Antonym: macrolevel
- more microlevel; very microlevel
- This study attempts to describe the microlevel dynamics and how they contribute to the larger system.
- The factors that you mentioned are true, but they're very macrolevel. Can you talk about microlevel concerns for today's discussion?
- Microscopic.
- Antonyms: macrolevel, macroscopic
- Microeconomic.
- Antonyms: macrolevel, macroeconomic
- Microsocial, microeconomic, and micropolitical.
- Antonyms: macrolevel, macrosocial, macroeconomic, macropolitical