Webster's Dictionary 1913

2053

Megaphyton

‖Me‐gaph″y‐ton (?), n. [NL., from Gr. μέγασ great + φυτόν plant.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or fronds.

2054

Megapode

Meg″a‐pode (?), n. [Mega- + Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Austra...

2055

Megapolis

Me‐gap″o‐lis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μέγασ great + πόλισ city.] A metropolis. Sir T. Herbert.

2056

Megarian

{ Me‐ga″ri‐an (?), Me‐gar″ic (?), } a. Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.Megarian, orMegaric, school, a school of philosophy established at Megara, a...

2057

Megascope

Meg″a‐scope (?), n. [Mega- + -scope: cf. F. mégascope.] A modification of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or a...

2058

Megascopic

{ 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 magni...

2059

Megaseme

Meg″a‐seme (?), a. [Mega- + Gr. � sing, mark: cf. F. mégasème.] (Anat.) Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; — opposed to microseme.

2060

Megass

{ Me″gass″ (?), Me‐gasse″ }, n. See Bagasse.

2061

Megasthene

Meg″as‐thene (?), n. [Gr. μέγασ great + σθένοσ strength.] (Zoöl.) One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical characteristic.

2062

Megasthenic

Meg′as‐then″ic (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.

2063

Megastome

Meg″a‐stome (?), n. [Gr. μέγασ great + στόμα mouth.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.

2064

Megathere

{ Meg″a‐there (?), ‖Meg′a‐the″ri‐um (?), } n. [NL. megatherium, fr. Gr. μέγασ great + θυρίον beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters an...

2065

Megatheroid

Meg′a‐the″roid (?), n. [Megatherium + -oid.] (Paleon.) One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.

2066

Megavolt

Meg′a‐volt″ (?), n. [Mega- + volt.] (Elec.) One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.

2067

Megaweber

Meg′a‐we″ber (?), n. [Mega- + weber.] (Elec.) A million webers.

2068

Megerg

Meg″erg′ (?), n. [Mega- + erg.] (Physics) One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million ergs; — called also megalerg.

2069

Megilp

{ Me‐gilp″ (?), Me‐gilph″ (?) }, n.(Paint.) A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors. [Written also magilp, and magilph.]

2070

Megohm

Meg″ohm″ (?), n. [Mega- + ohm.] (Elec.) One of the larger measures of electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms.

2071

Megrim

Me″grim (?), n. [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. ημικρανἵα; ημἱ- half + κρανίον skull. See Hemi- and Cranium, and cf. Hemicrani...

2072

Megrim (2)

Me″grim, n.(Zoöl.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa).

2073

Meibomian

Mei‐bo″mi‐an (?), a.(Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius.Meibomian glands, the slender sebaceous glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifice...

2074

Meine

Meine (?), v. t. See Menge.

2075

Meine (2)

{ Mein″e, Mein″y, (�), } n. [OF. maisniée, maisnie. See Menial.] 1. A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue; train. Chaucer. Shak.2. Company; band; army. Chaucer.

2076

Meiocene

Mei″o‐cene (?), a.(Geol.) See Miocene.

2077

Meionite

Mei″o‐nite (?), n. [Gr. μείων smaller. So called in a allusion to the low pyramids of the crystals.] (Min.) A member of the scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte...

2078

Meiosis

‖Mei‐o″sis (mī̍‐ō″sĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μείωσισ, fr. μειου̑ν to make smaller, from μείων. See Meionite.] (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as bei...

2079

Meiostemonous

Mei′o‐stem″o‐nous (?), a. [Gr. μείων smaller + � warp, thread.] (Bot.) Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.