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magnification

magnification

1 5.5
A printed photo made larger than the original
  • noun
  • /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ampliación
  • 199—a rifle scope pops up into frame, jumping Tommy's image into startling magnification, framed in the crosshairs.

Examples

  • This magnification allows us to see the fine details in the ancient manuscript that would otherwise be missed.

  • Magnification 12.

    Baraka (1992)

  • The scientist used a magnification of the insect's wings to show their intricate patterns.

  • With a higher magnification, the photo revealed the hidden textures of the rocky surface.

Synonyms

enlargement
vsmagnification
  • Specialized
6 3.9

A photo made larger than the original picture

has identical meaning but expressed with an alternative term
blowup
vsmagnification
  • US
3 4.9

A photograph made larger to show more detail

is the neutral term for a print made larger without emphasis

Antonyms

shrinkage
5 5.1

A decrease in size, amount, or value

How Enlarged

poster
304 1.0
magnification
  • Specialized
1 5.5
contact print
  • Specialized
6.1

Surface Forms

magnification singular
magnifications plural

Morphology

magnification = magnify (transparent) = magnify + ation

A photographic print made larger follows directly from the sense 'to make larger', a straightforward nominalization.

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 an image larger', which is why a photographic magnification is a print made bigger than the original.