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MAGNIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of expanding something in apparent size
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("magnification" is a kind of...):
enlargement; expansion (the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope)
Derivation:
magnify (increase in size, volume or significance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A photographic print that has been enlarged
Synonyms:
blowup; enlargement; magnification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("magnification" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic; picture (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format)
Derivation:
magnify (make large)
magnify (increase in size, volume or significance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Making to seem more important than it really is
Synonyms:
exaggeration; magnification; overstatement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("magnification" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
Derivation:
magnify (increase in size, volume or significance)
magnify (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("magnification" is a kind of...):
ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))
Derivation:
magnify (make large)
magnify (increase in size, volume or significance)
Context examples:
Inspection of objects or surfaces requiring magnification using an electron microscope.
(Device Electron Microscopy Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
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