Associations to the word «Magnification»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

MAGNIFICATION, noun. The act of expanding something in apparent size.
MAGNIFICATION, noun. The ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object.
MAGNIFICATION, noun. Making to seem more important than it really is.
MAGNIFICATION, noun. A photographic print that has been enlarged.

Wise words

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