magnification

Noun

Meaning

a photographic print that has been enlarged

the act of expanding something in apparent size

making to seem more important than it really is

the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object

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Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred. Stanisław Lem

The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy. William Wilberforce

A convex plus a concave lens (f 1 > 0 > f 2 ) produces a positive magnification and the image is upright. Source: Internet

Ardenne applied the scanning principle not only to achieve magnification but also to purposefully eliminate the chromatic aberration otherwise inherent in the electron microscope. Source: Internet

Also common are higher magnification optics ranging from the 6× power Trijicon ACOG to the Leupold Mark 4 Tactical rifle scopes. Source: Internet

Biological magnification is the process whereby these chlorinated hydrocarbons (pesticides) are more concentrated at each level of the food chain. Source: Internet

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