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magnification

  • /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun magnifications

  1. countable, uncountable The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. His story included a magnification of the events.
  2. countable, uncountable The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.
  3. countable, uncountable Amplification. magnification of sound

Opposite: minification

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noun

Opposite: minification

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noun act of magnifying

Françaisagrandissement
DeutschVergrößerung
Italianomagnificazione
Românămărire
Русскийувеличе́ние uveličénije

noun apparent enlargement

DeutschVergrößerung
Italianoingrandimento
Русскийувеличе́ние uveličénije

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@misc{magnification_2026,
  title = {magnification},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magnification},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}