Magnification - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- the act of expanding something in apparent size
- the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
- making to seem more important than it really is (syn: exaggeration, overstatement)
- a photographic print that has been enlarged (syn: blowup, enlargement)
- the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
- making to seem more important than it really is (syn: exaggeration, overstatement)
- a photographic print that has been enlarged (syn: blowup, enlargement)
Extra examples
We used a microscope to examine the cells under magnification.
At higher magnifications the differences between the cells become clear.
When viewed at high magnification it is clear that the crystals are quite different.
The colour is evident even under low magnification.
Word forms
noun
singular: magnification
plural: magnifications
singular: magnification
plural: magnifications
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