megascopic

Adjective
Synonyms: gross

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)Synonyms: grossOpposite invisibleSimilar visible, seeable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Meg′a·scop′ic, Meg′a·scop′ic·al adjective

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. Geology 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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