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单词 megascopic
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megascopicadj.

Brit. /ˌmɛɡəˈskɒpɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡəˈskɑpɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, -scopic comb. form.
Etymology: < mega- comb. form + -scopic comb. form, in sense 1a after megascope n. and in sense 2 after microscopic adj. (compare slightly earlier macroscopic adj.).
1.
a. Of or relating to the megascope or its use. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [adjective] > other optical shows
dioramic1832
megascopic1858
slide-tape1971
1858 Sci. Amer. 9 Oct. 39/2 Megascope, of N.Y.–Your communication upon the megascopic camera contains personal reflections, such as we should not wish to publish; it is, therefore, rejected.
b. Of images, photographs, images, etc.: enlarged or magnified. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1902 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Megascopic, of or pertaining to the megascope, or to the projection upon a screen of images of opaque objects... Enlarged or magnified;—said of images or of photographic pictures, etc.
2. Visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye; macroscopic.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > to naked eye
naked eye1866
macroscopic1872
macroscopical1876
megascopic1879
lucid1893
1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks xi. 194 Crystals, both megascopic and microscopic, occur..in some perlites.
1895 Littell's Living Age 13 Apr. 127/1 Professor James Geikie..has, after a careful megascopic and microscopic examination, pronounced an opinion on the rocks which form the subject of this article.
1940 F. F. Grout Kemp's Handbk. Rocks (ed. 6) iii. 71 Zircon is widespread and at a few places affords megascopic crystals.
1973 Nature 20 Apr. 537/2 The very late Pre-Cambrian emergence of multicellular, megascopic plants and animals.
1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) v. 114/2 The following classification..is based upon that in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. It is largely founded on megascopic features.

Derivatives

ˌmegaˈscopical adj. rare = sense 2.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Megascopical.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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