magnification | ||
1. | [ noun ] the act of expanding something in apparent size | |
Related terms: | expansion magnify | |
2. | [ noun ] the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object | |
Related terms: | ratio blow_up | |
3. | [ noun ] making to seem more important than it really is | |
Synonyms: | overstatement exaggeration | |
Related terms: | understatement misrepresentation overstate | |
4. | [ noun ] (photography) a photographic print that has been enlarged | |
Synonyms: | blowup enlargement | |
Related terms: | photograph blow_up | |
Similar spelling: |
Magnificat magnificio magnificent magnificence magnificently |