magnification

American  

[mag-nuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌmæg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.

2. the power to magnify.

3. a magnified image, drawing, copy, etc.

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magnification British  

/ ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified

2. the degree to which something is magnified

3. a copy, photograph, drawing, etc, of something magnified

4. 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

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Other Word Forms

• overmagnification noun

Etymology

Origin of magnification

First recorded in 1615–25, magnification is from the Late Latin word magnificātiōn- (stem of magnificātiō ). See magnify, -fication

Example Sentences

So you have no field of vision, but you have incredible magnification.

From The Wall Street Journal

The method works similarly to medical CT scans but at much higher magnification.

From Science Daily

Each robot is barely visible without magnification, measuring roughly 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers.

From Science Daily

It’s a magnification of childhood playtime, a puppet show in which the puppets have broken loose from the puppeteers.

From Los Angeles Times

The region of the highest cone density lies within the foveae, allowing the birds to clearly perceive distant objects through magnification.

From Science Daily