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Megalaima faberIronsmith I"ron*smith`, n.
1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of
iron; a blacksmith.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber),
inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its
note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith. Megalerg
Megalerg Meg"a*lerg, n. [Megalo- + erg.] (Physics)
A million ergs; a megerg.
megalergMegerg Meg"erg`, n. [Mega- + erg.] (Physics)
One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million
ergs; -- called also megalerg. Megalesian
Megalesian Meg`a*le"sian, a. [L. Megalesius, fr. Gr. Mega`lh
the Great, a surname of Cybele, the Magna Mater.]
Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele; as, the Megalesian
games at Rome.
Megalestris skuaJager Ja"ger, n. [G. j["a]ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf.
Yager.] [Written also jaeger.]
1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See Yager.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of gull of the genus
Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast.
The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to
disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are
usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also
boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also
applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua). Megalestris skuaSkua Sku"a, n. [Icel. sk?fr, sk?mr.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called
also boatswain. Megalethoscope
Megalethoscope Meg`a*leth"o*scope, n. [Mega- + alethoscope.]
An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a
large lens with stereoptical effects. It is often combined
with the stereoscope.
Megalo-Megalo- Meg"a*lo-
See Meg-. Megalo-
Meg- Meg-, Mega Meg"a, Megalo- Meg"a*lo- [Gr. me`gas, gen.
mega`loy, great.]
Combining forms signifying:
(a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm.
(b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a
million of; as, megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a
million farads; megohm, a million ohms.
Megalobatrachus maximusGiant Gi"ant, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax.
Giant clam (Zo["o]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus
Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
Giant heron (Zo["o]l.), a very large African heron
(Ardeomega goliath). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
Giant salamander (Zo["o]l.), a very large aquatic
salamander (Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It
is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of very
large squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied
genera. Some are over forty feet long. MegalocephaliaMegalocephalia Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a, Megalocephaly
Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head. --
Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a. MegalocephalicMegalocephalia Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a, Megalocephaly
Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head. --
Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a. MegalocephalyMegalocephalia Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a, Megalocephaly
Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a
large head.] (Med.)
The condition of having an abnormally large head. --
Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic, a. Megalocyte
Megalocyte Meg"a*lo*cyte, n. [Megalo- + Gr. ? a hollow
vessel.] (Physiol.)
A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the
ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the
blood in profound an[ae]mia.
Megalomania
Megalomania Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a, n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.]
(Pathol.)
A form of mental alienation in which the patient has
grandiose delusions.
Megalophonous
Megalophonous Meg`a*loph"o*nous, a. [Megalo- + Gr. fwnh`
voice.]
Having a loud voice.
Megalopolis
Megalopolis Meg`a*lop"o*lis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. megalo`polis;
me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city.]
A chief city; a metropolis. [R.]
Megalopsychy
Megalopsychy Meg`a*lop"sy*chy, n. [Megalo- + Gr. ? soul,
mind.]
Greatness of soul. [Obs. & R.]
Meaning of MEGAL from wikipedia
- The
MEGAL pipeline (German: Mittel-Europäische-Gasleitung) is a
major natural gas
pipeline system in
southern Germany. It
transports natural gas from...
- Dam.
Gariep Dam 5,340,600
MegaL Vanderkloof Dam 3,171,300
MegaL Sterkfontein Dam 2,616,900
MegaL Vaal Dam 2,603,400
MegaL The
Sterkfontein Dam Nature...
- bon(i)- –
great mega-,
megal(o)- magn(i)- – hard scler(o)- dur(i)- –
heavy bar(o)- grav(i)- –
hollow coel(o)- cav(i)- – huge
megal(o)- magn(i)- – irregular...
- Histories, 2.17 محمد طاهر الصادق ومحمد حسام إسماعيل، مرجع سابق، صـ: 39.
Mounir Megally (1991), "Bashmuric Revolts", in Aziz
Suryal Atiya (ed.), The
Coptic Encyclopedia...
-
Commission fined GDF Suez and E.ON €553 million each over
arrangements on the
MEGAL pipeline. It was the
second biggest fine
imposed by the
European Commission...
-
media accused them of
hindering the
attempts to save the girls.
Hanny Megally,
Executive Director of the
Middle East
division of
Human Rights Watch,...
- with
added notes by
Alfred J.
Butler (Oxford, 1895), pp. 267ff
Mounir Megally (1991), "Bashmuric Revolts", in Aziz
Suryal Atiya (ed.), The
Coptic Encyclopedia...
- polú-tropos) much-enduring (πολύ-τλᾱς polú-tlās) great-hearted (μεγαλ-ήτωρ
megal-ḗtōr)
sacker of
cities (πτολι-πόρθιος ptoli-pórthios) wise
loved of Zeus...
- Gesh
Megal (?) 3,570 11,710 520 1,710
Gurage Mountains Ethiopia 08°23′16″N 38°23′29″E / 8.38778°N 38.39139°E / 8.38778; 38.39139 (64. Gesh
Megal (?)...
- Mediterranean, medium, moiety, multimedia, postmeridian,
submediant meg-,
megal- great,
large Gr**** μέγας, μεγάλου (mégas, megálou) acromegaly, Megacles...
