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单词 magnifying
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magnifyingn.

Brit. /ˈmaɡnᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪɪŋ/
Forms: Middle English magnefiyng, Middle English magnifieng, Middle English magnifiinge, Middle English magnifyeng, Middle English magnifyenge, Middle English magnyfiying, Middle English magnyfyinge, Middle English– magnifying.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: magnify v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < magnify v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of magnifying something; an instance of this.
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society > faith > worship > [noun]
worthingeOE
bigengOE
worshipOE
knowledgingc1225
praising?c1225
holinessc1275
servicec1275
servingc1275
shrifta1300
anourc1330
worshippinga1333
devotion1340
blessing1382
the calves of our lipsc1384
gloryc1384
magnifyingc1384
worshipfulnessc1390
adoringc1405
divine service1415
adorationc1443
reverencingc1443
praise1447
culture1483
common servicea1500
venerationa1530
thanksgiving1533
cult1613
cultus1617
doxology1649
glorifying1748
feasting1840
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun]
lofeOE
heryingc897
lovingeOE
hereworda1100
pricec1225
laudc1384
magnifyingc1384
allowancec1390
loange1390
lof-wordc1390
roosec1390
commendation1393
commendinga1400
presa1400
commendmentc1400
praisea1425
roosinga1425
lauding1489
lovage1489
laudationa1500
magnificationa1500
predication1528
extolling1558
advancement1564
celebrating1573
plauda1593
applause1600
extolment1604
panegyric1613
collaudation1623
commendatinga1625
say-well1629
renown1631
euge1658
extollation1661
eulogy1725
acclaim1759
eulogism1761
encomium1785
eulogium1803
commemoration1823
glorification1850
laudification1890
bualadh bos1908
kudos to ——1936
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [noun] > magnification
magnifyingc1384
magnification1672
magnifying powerc1705
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > assigning degrees of importance > raising in importance
much-makinga1656
accentuation1855
magnifying1868
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) Jude ii. 25 To God aloone..glorye and magnyfiying, empire..and power.
?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 162 (MED) Þei meyntenen anticristis prestis..& magnifyenge of mennus lawis & dispisynge of goddis lawis.
c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 306 Of oon [mistress] he wolde have fame In magnyfyinge of hys name.
1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 207 Too much magnifying of man or matter, doth irritate contradiction.
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxxi. 189 Praise, and Magnifying are signified both by Words, and Actions.
1728 J. Swift Misc. Verse & Prose (ed. 2) 115 To the same Class of the Magnifying may be referr'd the following.
1868 J. M. Campbell in Mem. (1877) II. xiii. 203 A growing magnifying of their office on the part of the clergy.
1988 E. K. Chapman & J. M. Stone Visually Handicapped Child in Classroom ii. 61 An acceptance..that some pupils will require..specialised equipment such as braillers or magnifying aids..is a good pragmatic basis on which to work.

Compounds

magnifying power n. the capacity of a lens for increasing the apparent size of an object; = magnification n. 3a.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [noun] > magnification
magnifyingc1384
magnification1672
magnifying powerc1705
c1705 G. Berkeley Commonplace Bk. in Wks. (1871) IV. 481 The magnifying power of glasses.
1774 M. Mackenzie Treat. Maritim Surv. 110 Write down..what Sort of Telescope you observed with, and its length and magnifying Power.
1807 J. E. Smith Introd. Physiol. & Systematical Bot. 14 By the help of the highest magnifying powers.
1824 Lancet 15 May 194/1 If you examine the discharge by the aid of a magnifying power, you will find..globules of pus.
1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) vii. 152 Examined under a binocular with a magnifying power of about forty diameters.
1992 Videomaker Feb. 75/1 Another method for achieving macro images is using one or more supplementary lenses. These..are available in varying degrees of magnifying power.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

magnifyingadj.

Brit. /ˈmaɡnᵻfʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæɡnəˌfaɪɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: magnify v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < magnify v. + -ing suffix2.
That magnifies.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > making greater in importance
magnifying1646
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [adjective]
augmenting1621
magnified1831
amplifying1867
magnifying1901
1646 [see magnifying glass n. at Compounds].
1650 E. Ashmole tr. A. Dee Fasciculus Chemicus Prolegomena 17 The airy and empty glory of Magnifying-Fame.
1728 J. Swift in Intelligencer ix. 89 If you should look at him in his Boy-hood thro' the magnifying End of a Perspective, and in his Manhood through the other, it would be impossible to spy any Difference.
a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) II. xxix. 304 Prints were slid in behind, and..viewed thro' the magnifying peephole.
a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. III. at Speculum Webber's magnifying bivalve ear-speculum.
1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 641/1 The microbes of disease are such minute..germs of life..under the microscopist's three-hundred magnifying lens.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 20/2 It is a good idea to have also a magnifying mirror for shaving or make-up.
1986 Z. Tomin Stalin's Shoe i. 9 The afternoon light was so bright and clear that it had a magnifying effect.
1990 Metals & Materials July 470/2 A high-resolution CCD camera and lens allow free movement of the magnifying head.

Compounds

magnifying glass n. a lens, usually of glass, which increases the apparent size of an object viewed through it; a device incorporating such a lens.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [noun] > magnifying glass
magnifying glass1646
magnifier1665
hand glass1676
augmenter1703
spying-glass1767
eyeglass1768
power1854
spyglass1883
1646 J. Hall Horæ Vacivæ 185 Small peeces best commend themselves through a Magnifying Glasse.
1665 R. Boyle Disc. iii. i, in Occas. Refl. sig. C7v Attention, like a magnifying glass, shews us..divers particularities, undiscerned by those who want that advantage.
1705 A. Pope Corr. 23 June (1956) I. 9 'Tis certain, the greatest magnifying Glasses in the World are a Man's own Eyes.
1793 T. Pennant Lit. Life 54 The preceding navigators had seen these people through the medium of magnifying glasses, instead of the sober eye of observation.
1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany 187 With a strong magnifying-glass the words..may be distinctly read.
1946 J. Hersey Hiroshima iii. 85 She felt as if she were under a magnifying glass in the sun.
1991 Photo Answers May 34/1 Close-up lenses are effectively filters which screw on to the front of your lens and act like magnifying glasses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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