megascope

See also: mégascope

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ -scope.

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.
2. (photography) An enlarging camera.

Derived terms

• megascopic

References

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