magnascope

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noun

A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounmagnascope (plural magnascopes)

plural magnascopes

  1. A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.

Origin

  1. Latinmagna“great”
  2. Englishmagnascope

From Latin magna (“great”) + -scope.

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APA

magnascope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnascope

MLA

“magnascope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnascope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnascope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnascope.

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