magnification
/ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
magnification noun: the act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
Noun
magnification (countable and uncountable, plural magnifications)
- The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
- His story included a magnification of the events.
- The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.
- Amplification.
- magnification of sound
magnification meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
magnification in Hindi
- magnification
- आवर्धन āvardhan
magnification in Tamil
- உருப் பெருக்கம், பெரிதாக்கம், உருப்பெருக்கம்
magnification in Urdu
- بڑائی, مبالغہ
magnification in Bengali
- বিবর্ধন
More languagesFewer languages
- magnification in Malayalam
- വലുതാക്കൽ, സ്ഥൂലീകരണം, വലുതാക്കിക്കാട്ടൽ, ബൃംഹണം
- magnification in Kannada
- ಗಾತ್ರ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಬೃಹತ್ತಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವಿಕೆ, ದೊಡ್ಡದುಮಾಡುವಿಕೆ, ವರ್ಧಿಸುವಿಕೆ
Examples of magnification in a sentence
- When I go out, I bring a little jeweler’s loupe with seven-power magnification.
- Pincushion distortion results in slightly higher magnification of the input image toward the edge of the image.
- ( F ) Higher magnification showing coagulative necrosis with loss of nuclear detail in hepatocytes.
Antonyms of magnification
Forms of magnification
| plural | magnifications |
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Origin of magnification
From magnify + -ification.
Words formed from magnification
Words that rhyme with magnification
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about magnification
- What does magnification mean?
- Magnification means the act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
- What is magnification in Hindi?
- Magnification in Hindi is आवर्धन (āvardhan). See Magnification meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is magnification?
- Magnification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce magnification?
- Magnification is pronounced /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of magnification?
- The plural of magnification is magnifications.
Words near magnification in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: magnification (page history and authors); आवर्धन (Hindi) (page history and authors); magnification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnification (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnification (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); magnification (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); magnification (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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