Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megascope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
megas-cope
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

An enlarging camera.

Etymology

From mega- + -scope.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

megascopes (plural)

Derived Forms

megascopic

Questions

What does megascope mean?
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.
Where does megascope come from?
From mega- + -scope.

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