- Magnification
- Magnification Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion, n. The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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Magnification — Studioalbum von Yes Veröffentlichung 2001 Label Eagle Records (U.K.) Beyond Music ( … Deutsch Wikipedia
Magnification — Album par Yes Sortie 11 septembre 2001 (Royaume Uni) 4 décembre 2001 (États Unis) Durée 1:00:32 Genre Rock progressif rock symphonique … Wikipédia en Français
magnification — index aggravation (exacerbation), augmentation, bombast, boom (increase), distortion, exaggeration … Law dictionary
magnification — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. magnificationem (nom. magnificatio), noun of action from pp. stem of magnificare (see MAGNIFY (Cf. magnify)) … Etymology dictionary
magnification — [mag΄nə fi kā′shən] n. [LL magnificatio] 1. a magnifying or being magnified 2. the power of magnifying 3. a magnified image, model, or representation … English World dictionary
Magnification — For Magnification in the sense of exaggeration, see Exaggeration. For the 2001 album of progressive rock band Yes, see Magnification (album). The stamp appears larger with the use of a magnifying glass Magnification is the process of enlarging… … Wikipedia
magnification — /mag neuh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified. 2. the power to magnify. Cf. power (def. 20a). 3. a magnified image, drawing, copy, etc. [1615 25; < LL magnification (s. of magnificatio). See MAGNIFY,… … Universalium
magnification — mag|ni|fi|ca|tion [ˌmægnıfıˈkeıʃən] n 1.) [U] the process of making something look bigger than it is at high/low etc magnification ▪ When viewed at high magnification it is clear that the crystals are quite different. ▪ greater levels of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
magnification — [[t]mæ̱gnɪfɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] magnifications 1) N UNCOUNT Magnification is the act or process of magnifying something. The man was tall, his figure shortened by the magnification of Lenny s binoculars... I find England strange and unique and… … English dictionary
magnification — The term magnification is indebted to the Latin adjective magnus, which means large. It is used to denote the process by which visually perceived objects or stimuli appear to increase in size. Magnification can occur in individuals wearing… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
