magnification
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4.9
- noun
- /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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aumento
- The scientist used a microscope to examine the cell structure at high magnification.
- original magnification
- high magnification
- low magnification
Examples
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Under higher magnification, microplankton, such as diatoms and ciliates, become visible and are interesting to watch.
Academic text (2011) -
Very small animals require even greater magnification and more specialized equipment that's beyond the scope of this article.
Academic text (1996) -
These are provide a high degree of magnification, but a very narrow field of view.
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Increase the magnification to 1,000 and watch it.
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Your lenses have been constructed so that the center of their correct magnification is right at where your pupils meet the glass.
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The magnification on the scope is phenomenal.
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The magnification is significantly stronger than anything I've had access to before.
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All surgical procedures were performed using microsurgical methods and a loupe under 4X magnification.
Academic text (2015) -
We evaluate the gross spermatozoa motility at 400x magnification with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP).
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He adjusted the magnification of the telescope to see the distant star clearly.
Synonyms
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3.3
An increase in size or amount
Antonyms
How Magnified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Magnification comes from the Latin word magnus 'large' and a part that means 'to make', seen in the English word magnify. So it literally means 'making things larger', which is why we use it for how much a lens or microscope makes an object look bigger.