magnification
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MAGNIFICATION
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the act of making something look larger than it is
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the act of magnifying something
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magnification of an image
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the larger appearance of an object when it is seen through a microscope, telescope, etc.
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We used a microscope to examine the cells under magnification.
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At/Under higher magnifications the differences between the cells become clear.
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The telescope has a magnification of 30X. [=objects appear to be 30 times larger when viewed through the telescope]
