Magnification

/ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Synonyms for "magnification" (151 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(8 words)

enlargement exaggeration overstatement amplification amplifications amplifying blowup blowups

accelerando acceleration accolade addition adjunct adulation advancement aggrandizement aggravation ampliation amplification annoyance apotheosis augmentation ballyhoo beatification beefing-up bepraisementbig talkblowing up

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blowup broadening burlesque

Strong matches (45)

canonization caricature concentration condensation congratulation consolidation contentiousness crescendo deepening deificationdeliberate aggravationdeployment deterioration dignification dilatation dilation dispersion elevation eloge embittering

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Noun(3 words)

enlargement factorenlargements enlarging

Related words (75)

fanning outflare flattery glorification glory grandiloquence heating-up heighteninghero worshiphiking homage hommage honor huckstering hyperbole hyperbolism idolatry idolizing immortalization increase

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inflationinformation explosioninordinacy intensification irritation kudos laud laudation lionizingmeed of praiseoveremphasis overestimation overkill overpraise overstatement paean panegyric pickuppopulation explosionpraise prodigality profuseness provocation pufferypuffing upraising redoubling reinforcement sainting sanctification sensationalism sharpening souring speedup splay spread spreadingstep upstep-up strengthening stretching superlativetall talktightening touting travesty tribute upping widening worsening

Noun(5 words)

magnification factormagnifyingscale factorzoom zooming

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More general

16 entries

deceit deception enlargement expansion exposurefigurative languagemeasurement conceptmisrepresentationoptical effectphoto photograph pic picture ratiorhetorical devicescale concept

More specific

5 entries

angular magnificationarea magnificationdramatic exaggerationhyperbolelinear magnification

Collocations

6 entries

angular magnificationapparent magnificationimage magnificationlinear magnificationmagnification factoroptical magnification

Inflections

1 entries

magnifications

Derivations

4 entries

magnified magnifier magnify magnifying

Sample sentences

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This microscope has a 100X magnification.

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What's the magnification of your telescope?

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What magnification should I look for in binoculars for birdwatching?

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At this level of magnification, I can't even tell what I'm looking at.

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