Megascopic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Megascopic \Meg`a*scop"ic\, Megascopical \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.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     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}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  megascopic
       adj : visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical
             features) [syn: {gross}]