MEGASCOPE

Etymology

Noun

megascope (plural megascopes)

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.

(photography) An enlarging camera.

Source: Wiktionary


Meg"a*scope, n. Etym: [Mega- + -scope: cf. F. mégascope.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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