megascope
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See also: mégascope
English
Etymology
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
References
- “megascope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.