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megascope|ˈmɛgəskəʊp|
[f. mega- + -scope.]
1. A modification of the camera obscura or magic lantern for throwing a reflected magnified image of an object upon a screen.
1831Brewster Optics xl. §192 A modification of the camera obscura called the megascope is intended for taking magnified drawings of small objects placed near the lens. 1879Sci. Amer. XLI. 63 An improved megascope,..in which the object to be viewed is firmly fixed upon a sliding screen [etc.]. 1893Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. XL. 798 Pictures projected upon the screen by means of the megascope or aphengescope lantern.
2. (See quot.)
1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1419/1 Megascope. 1. A solar microscope in which the objects are opaque and illuminated in front by reflecting mirrors. |