MEGASCOPIC

megascopic, gross

(adjective) visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

megascopic (not comparable)

Visible to the naked eye.

(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.

Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.

Synonyms

• (visible to the naked eye): macroscopic

Antonyms

• (visible to the naked eye): microscopic

Source: Wiktionary

Meg`a*scop"ic, 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.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition