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Webster 1913 Edition

Magnification

Magˊni-fi-ca′tion

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Noun.

The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

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Definition 2024

magnification

magnification

English

Noun

magnification ‎(usually uncountable, plural magnifications)

The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
The apparent enlargement of an object in an image.

Antonyms

minification (opposite)

Translations

act of magnifying

Finnish: suurennus, suurentaminen (fi); suurentelu (exaggeration)
French: agrandissement (fr) m
German: Vergrößerung (de) f

Italian: magnificazione f
Russian: увеличе́ние (ru) n ‎(uveličénije)

apparent enlargement

Finnish: suurennus

German: Vergrößerung (de) f
Italian: ingrandimento (it) m
Russian: увеличе́ние (ru) n ‎(uveličénije)

See also

magnification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia