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magnification

noun
/ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From magnify + -ification.

  1. derived from magnificō
  2. derived from magnifier
  3. inherited from magnifien
  4. suffixed as magnification — “magnify + ification”

Definitions

  1. The act of magnifying

    The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

    • His story included a magnification of the events.

  2. The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by…

    The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.

  3. Amplification.

    • magnification of sound

The neighborhood

Derived

biomagnification, demagnification, overmagnification, remagnification

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for magnification. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA