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    magnification
    /ˌmaɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

    noun

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  2. In optics, It is a quantification of comparing the size of the image with respect to the size of the object.

  3. Magnification refers to an action of magnifying something. Furthermore, it refers to enlarging the apparent size and not the physical size. This enlargement is certainly quantifiable. Furthermore, how an object magnifies in relation to its actual size, is an important discussion under magnification.

  4. 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.

  5. MAGNIFICATION definition: 1. the process of making something look bigger than it is, for example by using a magnifying glass…. Learn more.

  6. The meaning of MAGNIFICATION is the act of magnifying. How to use magnification in a sentence. the act of magnifying; the state of being magnified; the apparent enlargement of an object by an optical instrument —called also power…

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. MAGNIFICATION meaning: 1. the process of making something look bigger than it is, for example by using a magnifying glass…. Learn more.

  10. First recorded in 1615–25, magnification is from the Late Latin word magnificātiōn- (stem of magnificātiō ). See magnify,-fication

  11. 1. enlargement, increase, inflation, boost, expansion, blow-up (informal), intensification, amplification, dilation, augmentation a magnification of the human eye. 2. exaggeration, build-up, heightening, deepening, enhancement, aggrandizement the magnification of this character on the screen.