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/mˌæɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /ˌmæɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌmæɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
- making to seem more important than it really is
- the act of expanding something in apparent size
- a photographic print that has been enlarged
How To Use magnification In A Sentence
- Muttering under his breath, the soldier extended the spyglass, increasing the magnification of the instrument.
- 'The first principles of commercial activity have retreated to earth's maziest penetralia, where no tides are! is it not so, Skepsey?' said Mr. Fenellan, whose initiative and exuberance in loquency had been restrained by a slight oppression, known to guests; especially to the guest in the earlier process of his magnification and illumination by virtue of a grand old wine; and also when the news he has to communicate may be a stir to unpleasant heaps. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
- High magnification supplemented by instrumental analysis can identify these Western modifications.
- In the TK 105 turret, for daytime operations, the commander is provided with wide field episcopes and a 360° panoramic M389 sight with x 2 and x 8 magnifications.
- Indians lived thousands of miles on every side from the sea, and had never seen it, yet they talked of the _pobbo mae re u_ -- the immense water; (_pobbo_, water; _mae_, great; _re_, the; _u_, an expression of magnification such as our _oh_). Across Unknown South America
- We calculated a mean of three measures for each size parameter that were done with a binocular microscope with x60 magnification.
- Slides were mounted using glycerol - gelatin and photographed at a magnification of x79 using a Zeiss photomicroscope.
- The right wing of each male was mounted on a microscope slide and photographed with a digital camera through a stereoscopic microscope at a magnification of 40x.
- A measure of the magnification of an optical instrument, such as a microscope or telescope.
- At other times, it seems, Drebbel made and used single-lens microscopes of high magnification, comparable to Leeuwenhoek's.