magnificationn.

Brit.

/ˌmaɡnᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmæɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən/

Forms: late Middle English magnificacion, late Middle English magnificacioun, 1600s– magnification.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin magnification-, magnificatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin magnification-, magnificatio praise (4th cent.), condition of being physically enlarged (1363 in Chauliac; compare quot. ?a1425 at sense 1) < classical Latin magnificāt- , past participial stem of magnificāre (see magnificate v.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare also Old French, Middle French magnification act of praising, glorification (late 12th cent.).

†1. The condition of being physically enlarged. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun]

waxingc1055

increasec1374

dilatationc1400

larging?a1425

magnification?a1425

bredingc1440

ampliation1509

enlarginga1513

dilating1532

ampliating1541

amplification1546

amplifying1553

propagation1563

enlargement1564

widening1569

growth1587

dilation1598

expatiation1612

diduction1634

expansion1635

extendinga1649

dispansion1658

elargement1680

expatiating1708

explicating1730

aggrandizement1772

extension1839

expanse1860

aggrandization1929

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 105^v Of inflacion and magnificacioun [L. magnificatione] of þe amigdaleȝ.

†2. The action of representing something as great or greater; laudation, extolling; exaggeration. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun]

lofeOE

heryingc897

lovingeOE

hereworda1100

pricec1225

laudc1384

magnifyingc1384

allowancec1390

loange1390

lof-wordc1390

roosec1390

commendation1393

commendinga1400

presa1400

commendmentc1400

praisea1425

roosinga1425

lauding1489

lovage1489

laudationa1500

magnificationa1500

predication1528

extolling1558

advancement1564

celebrating1573

plauda1593

applause1600

extolment1604

panegyric1613

collaudation1623

commendatinga1625

say-well1629

renown1631

euge1658

extollation1661

eulogy1725

acclaim1759

eulogism1761

encomium1785

eulogium1803

commemoration1823

glorification1850

laudification1890

bualadh bos1908

kudos to ——1936

a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 252 A myracle that was seen in his lyf, the which for magnificacion of hym we woll nowe schewe to you.

1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Vnbeliefe v. xxxii. §3 The distempered zeale which the one bare vnto a Moses of his owne making and magnification did empoyson his soule [etc.].

1663 Bp. J. Taylor Righteousness Evangelicall Describ’d (Wing T360) 176 Those words so often us'd in Scripture for the magnification of faith. The just shall live by Faith.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 3 Of the Rodomontadoes which the Roman Theologues write in magnification of the Pope.

1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 25 Loosing themselves some times in magnifications of their virtues, as false as tedious.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. viii. xiii. 196 The unfeigned love and indefatigable magnification of that sham law.

1879 C. Rossetti Seek & Find 62 Frost and cold..are invoked to render blessing, praise, and magnification, to the Lord their Ordainer.

1899 Q. Rev. Jan. 82 Next to the glorification of himself [sc. Dumas], his mission was the magnification of his country.

a. The apparent enlargement of an object as seen through a lens, optical instrument, etc.; spec. the ratio of the apparent size of an image formed by an optical system to the perceived size of the object to the naked eye.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [noun] > magnification

magnifyingc1384

magnification1672

magnifying powerc1705

1672 J. Gregory Let. 23 Sept. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 245 Neither is it probable to me that the errors of the object speculum are made more sensible (the magnification being always the same) by a concave or convex speculum and an eyeglass.

?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 253 If the diameters be multiplied into one another, the product will express the magnification of the whole visible area.

1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) i. ii. 78 The Kilner eye-piece, while it increases the magnification, detracts from the definition.

1881 Nature No. 614. 319 A perfect photograph will bear a very considerable amount of magnification.

1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 83 Two giant-cells seen under high magnification (×1515 diam.).

1921 Conquest Sept. 498/1 Great magnifications are obtainable with any ordinary high-grade microscope.

1960 K. Esau Anat. Seed Plants viii. 76 With the aid of low magnification, a study of a block of wood reveals the presence of two distinct systems of cell.

1991 New Republic 23 Dec. 45/2 She zooms in close, magnification set on high.

b. gen. The amplification, enlargement, or magnified reproduction of an idea, event, etc.; an instance of this. Also: a magnified reproduction of an object.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > amplification

dilatationc1386

dilating1532

amplification1553

dilate1595

dilation1623

periphrasis1657

magnificationa1834

enlarging1843

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Specimens of Table Talk (1835) II. 150 America would then be..Great Britain in a state of glorious magnification!

1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 24 Jan. in French & Italian Notebks. (1980) i. 49 The floors were wrought of inlaid woods,..and looked like a magnification of some exquisite piece of Tunbridge ware.

1874 M. Arnold God & Bible (1875) Introd. 21 Its divinities are magnifications of nothing unworthy.

1963 E. Mayr Animal Species & Evol. xix. 586 The proponents of the synthetic theory maintain..that the transpecific evolution..is nothing but an extrapolation and magnification of the events that take place within populations and species.

1992 Atlantic Aug. 74/2 Further magnification of discretionary White House power..runs the danger of creating a North American form of Latin American plebiscitary presidentialism.

c. Science. Amplification (of an electric current). disused.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > processes > [noun] > increase in signal

amplification1915

magnification1934

conversion gain1935

1934 S. O. Pearson in S. G. B. Stubbs Electr. Encycl. II. 612/1 The magnification of electrical variations at the signal..frequency of the received oscillations..is termed high-frequency amplification.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magnification
释义	magnificationn. Brit. /ˌmaɡnᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmæɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ Forms: late Middle English magnificacion, late Middle English magnificacioun, 1600s– magnification. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin magnification-, magnificatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin magnification-, magnificatio praise (4th cent.), condition of being physically enlarged (1363 in Chauliac; compare quot. ?a1425 at sense 1) < classical Latin magnificāt- , past participial stem of magnificāre (see magnificate v.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare also Old French, Middle French magnification act of praising, glorification (late 12th cent.). †1. The condition of being physically enlarged. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] waxingc1055 increasec1374 dilatationc1400 larging?a1425 magnification?a1425 bredingc1440 ampliation1509 enlarginga1513 dilating1532 ampliating1541 amplification1546 amplifying1553 propagation1563 enlargement1564 widening1569 growth1587 dilation1598 expatiation1612 diduction1634 expansion1635 extendinga1649 dispansion1658 elargement1680 expatiating1708 explicating1730 aggrandizement1772 extension1839 expanse1860 aggrandization1929 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 105^v Of inflacion and magnificacioun [L. magnificatione] of þe amigdaleȝ. †2. The action of representing something as great or greater; laudation, extolling; exaggeration. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] lofeOE heryingc897 lovingeOE hereworda1100 pricec1225 laudc1384 magnifyingc1384 allowancec1390 loange1390 lof-wordc1390 roosec1390 commendation1393 commendinga1400 presa1400 commendmentc1400 praisea1425 roosinga1425 lauding1489 lovage1489 laudationa1500 magnificationa1500 predication1528 extolling1558 advancement1564 celebrating1573 plauda1593 applause1600 extolment1604 panegyric1613 collaudation1623 commendatinga1625 say-well1629 renown1631 euge1658 extollation1661 eulogy1725 acclaim1759 eulogism1761 encomium1785 eulogium1803 commemoration1823 glorification1850 laudification1890 bualadh bos1908 kudos to ——1936 a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 252 A myracle that was seen in his lyf, the which for magnificacion of hym we woll nowe schewe to you. 1625 T. Jackson Treat. Originall of Vnbeliefe v. xxxii. §3 The distempered zeale which the one bare vnto a Moses of his owne making and magnification did empoyson his soule [etc.]. 1663 Bp. J. Taylor Righteousness Evangelicall Describ’d (Wing T360) 176 Those words so often us'd in Scripture for the magnification of faith. The just shall live by Faith. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 3 Of the Rodomontadoes which the Roman Theologues write in magnification of the Pope. 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa i. i. 25 Loosing themselves some times in magnifications of their virtues, as false as tedious. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. IV. viii. xiii. 196 The unfeigned love and indefatigable magnification of that sham law. 1879 C. Rossetti Seek & Find 62 Frost and cold..are invoked to render blessing, praise, and magnification, to the Lord their Ordainer. 1899 Q. Rev. Jan. 82 Next to the glorification of himself [sc. Dumas], his mission was the magnification of his country. 3. a. The apparent enlargement of an object as seen through a lens, optical instrument, etc.; spec. the ratio of the apparent size of an image formed by an optical system to the perceived size of the object to the naked eye. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [noun] > magnification magnifyingc1384 magnification1672 magnifying powerc1705 1672 J. Gregory Let. 23 Sept. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 245 Neither is it probable to me that the errors of the object speculum are made more sensible (the magnification being always the same) by a concave or convex speculum and an eyeglass. ?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 253 If the diameters be multiplied into one another, the product will express the magnification of the whole visible area. 1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) i. ii. 78 The Kilner eye-piece, while it increases the magnification, detracts from the definition. 1881 Nature No. 614. 319 A perfect photograph will bear a very considerable amount of magnification. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 83 Two giant-cells seen under high magnification (×1515 diam.). 1921 Conquest Sept. 498/1 Great magnifications are obtainable with any ordinary high-grade microscope. 1960 K. Esau Anat. Seed Plants viii. 76 With the aid of low magnification, a study of a block of wood reveals the presence of two distinct systems of cell. 1991 New Republic 23 Dec. 45/2 She zooms in close, magnification set on high. b. gen. The amplification, enlargement, or magnified reproduction of an idea, event, etc.; an instance of this. Also: a magnified reproduction of an object. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > amplification dilatationc1386 dilating1532 amplification1553 dilate1595 dilation1623 periphrasis1657 magnificationa1834 enlarging1843 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Specimens of Table Talk (1835) II. 150 America would then be..Great Britain in a state of glorious magnification! 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 24 Jan. in French & Italian Notebks. (1980) i. 49 The floors were wrought of inlaid woods,..and looked like a magnification of some exquisite piece of Tunbridge ware. 1874 M. Arnold God & Bible (1875) Introd. 21 Its divinities are magnifications of nothing unworthy. 1963 E. Mayr Animal Species & Evol. xix. 586 The proponents of the synthetic theory maintain..that the transpecific evolution..is nothing but an extrapolation and magnification of the events that take place within populations and species. 1992 Atlantic Aug. 74/2 Further magnification of discretionary White House power..runs the danger of creating a North American form of Latin American plebiscitary presidentialism. c. Science. Amplification (of an electric current). disused. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > processes > [noun] > increase in signal amplification1915 magnification1934 conversion gain1935 1934 S. O. Pearson in S. G. B. Stubbs Electr. Encycl. II. 612/1 The magnification of electrical variations at the signal..frequency of the received oscillations..is termed high-frequency amplification. 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