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magnification::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blowup, enlargement |
| Type of | picture, photo, photograph, pic, exposure |
| Derivation | magnify |
magnification::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exaggeration, overstatement |
| Type of | deceit, deception, misrepresentation |
| Derivation | magnify |
magnification::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | expansion, enlargement |
| Derivation | magnify |
magnification::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ratio |
| Derivation | magnify |
Examples of magnification
magnification
He built high magnification telescopes and discovered the planet Uranus in 1791.
From the independent.co.uk
In 1998, the electronic retinal camera brought instant images and magnification.
From the theepochtimes.com
The outlined areas are shown at a higher magnification in the panels underneath.
From the nature.com
By convention, if the resulting magnification is positive, the image is upright.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The larvae are small and thin and look like typical maggots under magnification.
From the sfgate.com
Bottom panels show higher magnification of the broken-lined area in upper panels.
From the nature.com
Instead of a zoom function, a special magnification mode called FatBits was used.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Some models come in sub-types with lenses added to give them a low magnification.
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Kennedy affixed the tiles in place with assistance from a magnification device.
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- The act of expanding something in apparent size
- The ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
- Exaggeration: making to seem more important than it really is
- Enlargement: a photographic print that has been enlarged
- (magnified) exaggerated: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
- (magnify) increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"
- Magnification is the process of enlarging something only in appearance, not in physical size. This enlargement is quantified by a calculated number also called "magnification". When this number is less than one it refers to a reduction in size, sometimes called "minification" or "de-magnification".
- Magnification is the seventeenth album by progressive rock band Yes, released in 2001. It was the band's first album of the new century, and their second with a full orchestra (the first being Time and a Word from 1970).
- Make a mountain out of a molehill or over-reaction is to make too much of a minor issue. In cognitive psychology, this form of cognitive distortion is called magnification.
