Megascopic

Megascopic
Megascopic Meg`a*scop"ic, Megascopical Meg`a*scop"ic*al, a. 1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the megascope or the projection upon a screen of images of opaque objects. (b) Enlarged or magnified; -- said of images or of photographic pictures, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. (Geol.) Large enough to be seen; -- said of the larger structural features and components of rocks which do not require the use of the microscope to be perceived. Opposed to {microscopic}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • megascopic — see macroscopic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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