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Meanings of magnification in English

Portuguese
exagero
Catalan
exageració

Making to seem more important than it really is.

exagero
Portuguese
alargamento
Catalan
ampliació
Spanish
ampliación

A photographic print that has been enlarged.

alargamento
Usage of magnification in English
1
I will attach the crescograph to this fern; the magnification is tremendous.
Autobiography of a Yogi
2
There are two known families, at symmetrical positions, visible under extreme magnification.
Futures 1
3
He raised the weapon, activated the 2X magnification, and took careful aim.
The Flood
4
He centered the shoreline of the bay and put on maximum magnification.
A Matter of Importance
5
Finally it stopped on one area and put it under intense magnification.
Midnight at the well of souls
6
At high magnification it was clear that the goblins skin was ill-fitting.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
7
This magnification is temporary, but it may seem irresistible at the time.
Mastering your Hidden Self
8
Independent cameras zoom in to amplify images with up to 35x magnification.
Wired
9
They gradually increased the magnification, just as they'd done with Ryuji's sample.
Spiral
10
Brad, at the controls, increased viewer magnification and inspected the ship closely.
The Universe — or Nothing
11
At present scope magnification they would have to be full sized planets.
Ringworld
12
At 30x magnification, a spider's handiwork looks almost too complex to fathom.
Wired
13
At low magnification the contact point looked like a small dark spot.
206 Bones
14
He took a glass from his pocket and inspected it under magnification.
The pearl
15
Morely increased the magnification, to watch a few animals at a waterhole.
Final Weapon
16
There he opened the molar vial and examined the contents under magnification.
Monday Mourning
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Magnification through the time
Magnification across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common