MEGASCOPES

Noun

megascopes

plural of megascope

Source: Wiktionary


MEGASCOPE

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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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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