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    magnification
    /ˌmaɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

    noun

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  2. Magnification is the process of making something look bigger than it is, or the degree to which it does look bigger. Learn more about magnification with definitions, synonyms, examples and translations from Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. Magnification is the process of enlarging the apparent size, not physical size, of something. This enlargement is quantified by a size ratio called optical magnification. When this number is less than one, it refers to a reduction in size, sometimes called de-magnification.

  4. Magnification is the act of making something larger or more noticeable, or the state of being enlarged. It can also refer to the apparent size of an object by an optical instrument, such as a microscope or a telescope.

  5. noun. the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified. the degree to which something is magnified. a copy, photograph, drawing, etc, of something magnified. a measure of the ability of a lens or other optical instrument to magnify, expressed as the ratio of the size of the image to that of the object.

  6. Magnification is the process of making an object appear much larger than it really is. You might use magnification to inspect a rare penny, or even a zit. You decide. Some small objects, like cells, require magnification to be seen at all.

  7. Magnification is the act or degree of making something look larger. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as microscopes, telescopes and photography, with pictures and pronunciation guides.

  8. the process of making something look bigger than it is, for example by using a magnifying glass: Magnification of the leaf allows us to see it in detail. These binoculars have x10 magnification (= they magnify ten times). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers. anti-reflection. anti-reflective.