megascope (megaskop)

[ megascopic (meg-a-skop'ik), a. [As megascope + -ic.] Perceptible through unaided vision; visible without the use of a powerful magnifying instrument, or with only the a istance of a pocket-lens: used in contrast to microscopic, with reference to objects or investigations in regard to which the use of a microscope is not required: as, the megascopic constituents of a rock; the megascopic structure of the brain; a megascopic examination of an object. Also macroscopic, macro scop i cal. mega scop i cal (meg-a-skop'i-kal), a. [ scopic -al. ] Same as megascopic. megascopically (meg-a-skop'i-kal-i), adv. By the naked eye; by superficial inspection as distinguished from minute or microscopic inspection; without the use of magnifiers. Also mac roscopically.