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megascope

megascope noun: a modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.

Noun

megascope (plural megascopes)

  1. A modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
  2. An enlarging camera.

Forms of megascope

pluralmegascopes

Origin of megascope

From mega- + -scope.

Words formed from megascope

Questions about megascope

What does megascope mean?
Megascope means a modification of the magic lantern, used especially for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
What part of speech is megascope?
Megascope is a noun.
What is the plural of megascope?
The plural of megascope is megascopes.

Words near megascope in the dictionary

  1. megascleres
  2. megascolecid
  3. megascolecids
  4. megascolecine
  5. megascolecines
  6. megascope
  7. megascopes
  8. megascopic
  9. megascopical
  10. megascopically
  11. megasea

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