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单词 magnification
释义

magnification

noun

mag·​ni·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌmag-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce magnification (audio)
1
: the act of magnifying
2
a
: the state of being magnified
b
: the apparent enlargement of an object by an optical instrument

called also power

Synonyms

  • caricature
  • coloring
  • elaboration
  • embellishment
  • embroidering
  • embroidery
  • exaggeration
  • hyperbole
  • overstatement
  • padding
  • stretching
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Example Sentences

We used a microscope to examine the cells under magnification. At higher magnifications the differences between the cells become clear.
Recent Examples on the Web Or, the mirror will have various panels with different magnification levels. Emily Belfiore, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022 This includes screen readers, braille displays, pointing devices, text magnification and speech recognition software. Ran Ronen, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have imaged the most distant star ever observed thanks to a a ripple in spacetime that creates extreme magnification. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Like ordinary cellophane, the birefringence can split light into separate directions, leading to weird optical illusions, distortions, and magnification—all from the simple presence of the magnetic field. Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022 The Upside Down isn’t just an inversion of the Right-side Up, but rather a kind of magnification of everything perverse and destructive in the Right-side Up. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 May 2022 Within the galaxy, study author Brian Welch, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, found the primordial star sitting at the top of the lensing critical curve, or where the magnification is most intense, Science Alert reports. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022 Welch, Coe’s student, scrutinized a tiny speck - some kind of object - providentially located on the arc where the magnification was highest. Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2022 For example, someone who normally wears 1.00 magnification readers might be able to pop in some drops and 15 minutes later read the dosage instructions on a bottle of Advil. Steven Odierna As Told To Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 9 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

magnification

noun

mag·​ni·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌmag-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce magnification (audio)
1
: the act of magnifying
2
a
: the state of being magnified
b
: the apparent enlargement of an object by an optical instrument that is the ratio of the dimensions of an image formed by the instrument to the corresponding dimensions of the object

called also power

magnification

noun

as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts most movies don't deal in reality but in a magnification of reality where everything is more intense

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • exaggeration
  • enhancement
  • caricature
  • stretching
  • coloring
  • hyperbole
  • embroidery
  • overstatement
  • amplification
  • elaboration
  • embellishment
  • padding
  • misrepresentation
  • fabrication
  • embroidering
  • superlative
  • hype
  • hedging
  • fudging
  • puffery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • meiosis
  • understatement
  • minimizing
  • disparagement
  • poor-mouthing
  • belittlement
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