magnification
[ mag-nuh-fi-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌmæg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.
the power to magnify.
Compare power(def 20a).
a magnified image, drawing, copy, etc.
Origin of magnification
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British Dictionary definitions for magnification
magnification
/ (ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified
the degree to which something is magnified
a copy, photograph, drawing, etc, of something magnified
a measure of the ability of a lens or other optical instrument to magnify, expressed as the ratio of the size of the image to that of the object
Medical definitions for magnification
magnification
[ măg′nə-fĭ-kā′shən ]
n.
The act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.
Something that has been magnified; an enlarged representation, image, or model.
The ratio of the size of an image to the size of an object.