Part 6934

<hw>Meg"a*lo*cyte</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a hollow vessel.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound an\'91mia.</def>

<h1>Megalomania</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>megalo-</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pathol.)</fld> <def>A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.</def>

<h1>Megalonyx</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*lon"yx</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>'o`nyx</grk> claw.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.</def>

<h1>Megalophonous</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*loph"o*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.]</ety> <def>Having a loud voice.</def>

<h1>Megalopolis</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*lop"o*lis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>megalo`polis</grk>; <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety> <def>A chief city; a metropolis.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Megalops</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg"a*lops</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>-a`loy</grk>, large + <grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A larva, in a stage following the zo\'89a, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A large fish; the tarpum.</def>

<h1>Megalopsychy</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`a*lop"sy*chy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ soul, mind.]</ety> <def>Greatness of soul.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark>

<h1>Megalosaur, Megalosaurus</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw><hw>Meg"a*lo*saur`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Meg`a*lo*sau"rus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>megalosaurus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, great + <?/ lizard: cf. F. <ets>m\'82galosaure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.</def>

<h1>Megameter</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Me*gam"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82gam\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A micrometer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Megameter, Megametre</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw><hw>Meg"a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Meg"a*me`tre</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>meter</ets>, <ets>metre</ets>, n., 2.]</ety> <def>In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers.</def>

<h1>Megamp\'8are</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg`am`p\'8are"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million amp\'8ares.</def>

<h1>Megaphone</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Meg"a*phone</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ voice.]</ety> <def>A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.</def>

<h1>Megaphyton</h1> <Xpage=909>

<hw>Me*gaph"y*ton</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or fronds.</def>