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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
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