magnification (redirected from Linear magnification)

mag·ni·fi·ca·tion  (mgn-f-kshn)

n.

1. The act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.

2.

a. The process of enlarging the size of something, as an optical image.

b. Something that has been magnified; an enlarged representation, image, or model.

3. The ratio of the size of an image to the size of an object.

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magnification [ˌmægnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. (Physics / General Physics) the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified

2. (Physics / General Physics) the degree to which something is magnified

3. a copy, photograph, drawing, etc., of something magnified

4. (Physics / General Physics) a measure of the ability of a lens or other optical instrument to magnify, expressed as the ratio of the size of the image to that of the object

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	magnification - the act of expanding something in apparent size enlargement, expansion - the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
	2.	magnification - the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
	3.	magnification - making to seem more important than it really is overstatement, exaggeration deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
	4.	magnification - a photographic print that has been enlarged blowup, enlargement photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

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magnification

noun

1. enlargement, increase, inflation, boost, expansion, blow-up (informal), intensification, amplification, dilation, augmentation a magnification of the human eye

2. exaggeration, build-up, heightening, deepening, enhancement, aggrandizement the magnification of this character on the screen

Translations

magnification [ˌmægnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N

1. (Opt) → aumento m, ampliación f
high magnification → gran aumento m
low magnification → pequeño aumento m

2. (fig) → exageración f

magnification [ˌmægnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

[microscope, binoculars] → grossissement m

(= enlargement) → amplification f

magnification

n → Vergrößerung f; high/low magnification → starke/geringe Vergrößerung; seen at 300 magnifications → in 300facher Vergrößerung, 300fach vergrößert

magnification [ˌmægnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → ingrandimento