magnification
nounUS /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology From magnify + -ification.
1
The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
- His story included a magnification of the events.
2
The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.
3
Amplification.
- magnification of sound
- Antonyms
- minification
- Derived terms
- biomagnification, demagnification, overmagnification, remagnification