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magnification

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As a noun, magnification means the act of magnifying.

Meanings of magnification

5 meanings

noun

  1. The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

  2. The apparent enlargement of an object in an image.

  3. The act of expanding something in apparent size

  4. Making to seem more important than it really is

    Similar: exaggeration, overstatement

  5. A photographic print that has been enlarged

    Similar: enlargement, blowup

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: making to seem more important than it really is
exaggerationoverstatement
noun: a photographic print that has been enlarged
enlargementblowup

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