MEGAPOLIS
Me*gap"o*lis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. me`gas great + po`lis city.]
Defn: A metropolis. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
MEGARIAN; MEGARIC
Me*ga"ri*an, Me*gar"ic, a.
Defn: Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.
Megarian, or Megaric, school, a school of philosophy established at
Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable
for its logical subtlety.
MEGASCOPE
Meg"a*scope, n. Etym: [Mega- + -scope: cf. F. mégascope.]
Defn: A modification of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.
MEGASCOPIC; MEGASCOPICAL
Meg`a*scop"ic, 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.
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.
MEGASEME
Meg"a*seme, a. Etym: [Mega- + Gr. mégasème.] (Anat.)