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Me*gap"o*lis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
me`gas great + po`lis city.] A
metropolis. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

{ Me*ga"ri*an (?), Me*gar"ic (?), }
a. Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city
of ancient Greece.

Megarian, or Megaric,
school, a school of philosophy established at
Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable
for its logical subtlety.

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 artificial light being
used. [archaic]

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.

{ Me"gass" (?), Me*gasse" },
n. See Bagasse.


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