adj
Meaning 1
Visible to the naked eye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: macroscopic
Antonyms: microscopic
Standard Lemma guide
megascopic
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rhymes with -ɒpɪk
adj
Meaning 2
Enlarged or magnified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gross
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English megascopic From mega- + -scopic.