Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.
- n. The process of enlarging the size of something, as an optical image.
- n. Something that has been magnified; an enlarged representation, image, or model.
- n. The ratio of the size of an image to the size of an object.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of magnifying, or the state of being magnified or enlarged, as by a lens.
- n. In microscopy, specifically, increase of visual power in respect of penetration as well as superficial enlargement, thus contrasting with amplification.
- n. The act of magnifying or extolling.
- n. In the theory of optical images, the ratio f/x or x′ /f′ , where f is the focal length of the object-space of the optical system and x the distance of the object from the principal focal plane of that space, or where f′ and x′ are the corresponding quantities in the image-space.
- n. In mathematics, in conformal representation, the modulus of the derivative
Wiktionary
- n. The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
- n. The apparent enlargement of an object in an image.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. rare The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
WordNet 3.0
- n. making to seem more important than it really is
- n. the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
- n. a photographic print that has been enlarged
- n. the act of expanding something in apparent size
Examples
“The only thing changing it is now variable scopes can go 4x magnification from the low end to the high end (e.g. 4-16x) without losing accuracy.”
“Flexibility for more magnification is certainly better on the high end but really not often needed on deer.”
“- The low end magnification is fine for shooting in the timber and running shots.”
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“Below the knife, as if in magnification, swung a scarred and keen machete.”
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“The 2005 winners are online now, and they're stunning -- this first-prize entry of a fly's face at very high magnification is magnificently squicky.”
“Not only do you have to carry all that weight around, but the crosshairs will appear to wobble more when you're trying to steady them on a target, and the advantage you gain through increased magnification is more than offset by the twitches, lurches, and tics caused by all those Xs. If you're hunting in hot weather, high magnification will also increase mirage-the shimmering heat waves between you and the target-and make it appear that you're shooting underwater.”
“A 3X-9X would have been more practical for the rifle but the higher magnification was all that was on sale.”
“A magnification is a simple and natural act that begins where love or respect has been absent too long.”
“Alex responded with this post, to explain that cropping should not be used to increase "magnification"; better image quality would be obtained by taking a more magnified picture either by moving closer to the object or by using a better lens.”
“On the contrary, the completeness of Parmenides can be mathematically so formalized, that a universe becomes complete if it is so very infinite that no kind of magnification of it is possible (Bochner, loc. cit.).”
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