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magnification

DEFINITIONS OF: magnification

1

n the act of expanding something in apparent size

Type of:
enlargement, expansion
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

n the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object

Type of:
ratio
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

n making to seem more important than it really is

Synonyms:
exaggeration, overstatement
Antonyms:
understatement
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
Type of:
deceit, deception, misrepresentation
a misleading falsehood

n a photographic print that has been enlarged

Synonyms:
blowup, enlargement
Type of:
exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
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