gross
5
4.5
- adjective
- /ɡroʊs/
- Specialized
- Also, the respiratory organs showed more prominent gross lesions in comparison to other organs.
- a gross examination
- a gross specimen
- gross anatomy
Examples
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Abdominal examination was unremarkable and a neurological examination revealed no gross abnormality.
Academic text (2007) -
The gross results of the experiment were visible without any special equipment.
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It's like the gross moon dust, dirt, human skin.
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After cutting, irregular empty spaces are seen in the gross specimen.
Academic text (2005) -
In contrast, the 2- to 4-year-olds who attended Program A had access to many gross motor toys.
Academic text (1997) -
She pointed out the gross defects in the architecture that everyone else seemed to ignore.
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The archaeologists found a gross artifact that provided clues about the ancient civilization.
Synonyms
4
5.6
You can see without a microscope
Big enough to be seen without a microscope
Large enough to be seen without a microscope
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
24
3.5
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
- Archaic
10
3.7
Total value of all goods and services made by a country's people and companies in one year
- Specialized
6
4.9
Part of sales left after paying the cost to make the goods, shown as a percent
- Specialized
3
3.2
The money left from sales after taking away the cost to make goods, before other costs like rent or taxes
- Specialized
1
2.8
Total money a business gets from selling goods or services before taking away returns and discounts
- Specialized
1
4.1
The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales
- Specialized
The total value of all property and money a person owns when they die before debts are paid
- Specialized
Total value of goods and services a country makes measured with prices kept the same over time
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gross (visible to the naked eye) comes from the old word gros meaning 'large', so in science a 'gross' feature is one that is 'large' enough to be seen without a microscope.