megascope

See also: mégascope

English

Etymology

mega- +‎ -scope

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.

Derived terms

megascopic

References

“megascope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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