magnification

noun

a photographic print that has been enlarged

making to seem more important than it really is

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

the act of expanding something in apparent size

Roots

magnusmagn- · Latin · great, large facio-fic · Latin · to make

Synonyms for magnification

enlargementn blowupn exaggerationn amplificationn overstatementn enhancementn dilationn

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Where does magnification come from?

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