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   magnification

   /ˌmaɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of magnifying something or the process of being magnified: "the lines are only visible under high magnification" Similar exaggerationoverstatementamplificationoveremphasisoverplayingdramatizationoverdramatizationcolouringembroideryembellishmentenhancementextravaganceinflationhyperboleaggrandizementgilding the lilyinformal:blowing upblowing up out of all proportionmaking a big thing out of somethingOpposite understatement
   • ▪ the degree to which something is or can be magnified: "at this magnification the pixels making up the image become visible" Similar enlargementincreaseaugmentationextensionexpansionamplificationintensificationheighteningdeepeningbroadeningwideningdilationboostenhancementmacrophotographyphotomacrographyOpposite reduction
   • ▪ the magnifying power of an instrument: "this microscope should give a magnification of about ×100"
   • ▪ a magnified reproduction of something.

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