gross (grōs)
gross
1. coarse or large.
2. visible to the naked eye without the use of magnification.
Gross (gr s), Samuel David 1805-1884. American surgeon and educator who wrote widely influential medical treatises, including A System of Surgery (1859). |
gross
Etymology: OFr, gros, large
1 macroscopic, as in gross pathology; the study of tissue changes without magnification by a microscope.
2 large or obese. Compare microscopic.
gross
coarse or large; visible to the naked eye.
gross energy
total energy of a feed as measured by direct calorimetry.
gross income
total income before costs have been deducted.
gross margin
total returns from an enterprise minus the variable costs incurred by the enterprise.
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