magnifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmæɡ.nɪ.faɪ/us/ˈmæɡ.nə.faɪ/to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens:
Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes.
to make a problem bigger or more important:
The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community.
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Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
- chromatic aberration
- converging lens
- diffuse reflection
- dispersion
- electron microscope
- field glasses
- focus
- laser-guided
- magnification
- magnifier
- magnifying glass
- microscopy
- opera glasses
- optics
- power
- powerful
- reflective
- resolution
- slide
- transparency
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