"megascope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: megascopes [plural]
Etymology: mega- + -scope Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mega|scope}} mega- + -scope Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-megascope-en-noun-OXCJ~72F Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mega-, English terms suffixed with -scope Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 48 52
  2. (photography) An enlarging camera. Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-megascope-en-noun-vopd9edJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -scope Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 48 52 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: megascopic

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for megascope meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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