1The action of magnifying something or the process of being magnified.

1. 1.1count noun The degree to which something is or can be magnified.
   at this magnification the pixels making up the image become visible

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   • They then draw three other detailed views of the flower, as if they were seeing it through a microscope under different magnifications.
   • For higher magnifications other instruments and techniques must be used.
   • The wide range of control was necessary due to the fact that as higher magnifications were used, more laser power was delivered to a smaller area, and devices were being permanently damaged.
   • Slides were mounted using glycerol - gelatin and photographed at a magnification of x79 using a Zeiss photomicroscope.
   • The layer structure can then be viewed under the microscope at magnifications ranging from around 40 to 1, 000x.
   • Instead, a fractured edge tends to show the same degree of roughness at different magnifications.
   • The display altered, backing up several magnifications, then a blinking yellow light appeared at the lower edge.
   • In this way the amount of canvas filled by the pattern can be compared at different magnifications.
   • At a modest 75-power magnification, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
   • In the first case, under repeated magnifications, the graph takes on the appearance of a fixed angle.
   • These magnifications were chosen to discern clearly the structure of the chloroplasts, which were the main target organelles in this study.
   • The pixel size for all magnifications used was calibrated with a 100 lines/mm grating, which allowed for absolute distance measurements.
   • The system includes a ring light that provides high intensity illumination at high magnifications and long working distances without light adjustment when refocusing or when zoom features are used.
   • The thin sections of humus were observed under a polarizing binocular microscope at different magnifications.
   • What typical magnifications did 19 th-century observational astronomers use for lunar and planetary viewing?
   • Using a magnification of 400 power, a typical slide contains 25,000 fields of view; perhaps 7000 of those fields contain something of interest.
   • This permitted the use of high magnifications, leading to Huygens's discovery of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in 1655.
   • The spot sizes of photobleaching can be changed using objectives of different magnifications and numerical apertures.
   • Most rocks and minerals are transparent in slices as thin as this and can be viewed in transmitted light at various magnifications.
   • This is, basically, what the application required; the final image is the same size, but the field of view differs for differing magnifications.

   Synonyms

   enlargement

   increase, augmentation, extension, expansion, amplification, intensification, heightening, deepening, broadening, widening, dilation, boost, enhancement

   macrophotography, photomacrography
2. 1.2count noun The magnifying power of an instrument.
   this microscope should give a magnification of about ×100

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   • The problem of variable flattening of specimens during negative staining and slight variations in the electron microscope magnification complicates the interpretation of small variations in diameter.
   • At other times, it seems, Drebbel made and used single-lens microscopes of high magnification, comparable to Leeuwenhoek's.
   • A custom-made video microscope with 200 x magnification was used for visual control of BLM formation and quality.
   • The two numbers used in description of binoculars and spotting scopes identify magnification first and objective lens size second.
   • Its binoculars' magnifications range from seven to 15 power, and all models meet U.S. military specifications for waterproofing and shock resistance.
   • Scope magnification is six power, and the field of view is 10 feet at 100 yards.
   • My wife uses a mirror with a five-times magnification.
   • The wide angle increases the field of view by roughly 20 percent over a standard eyepiece of the same magnification.
   • We calculated a mean of three measures for each size parameter that were done with a binocular microscope with x60 magnification.
   • However, the limitations of the single-lens magnifier were apparent to scientists, who labored to develop a practical system to increase microscope magnification.
   • A 10x lens coupled with that monitor, however, actually gives a system magnification of about 500x.
   • This means that there is no point in using an eyepiece on a telescope with ever-increasing magnification, even if you are in orbit on the Space Shuttle, because the resolution any telescope can deliver is limited by the laws of physics.
   • Reading glasses sold over-the-counter are labeled on a scale that corresponds to the degree of magnification.
   • Though still relying upon single lenses, Leeuwenhoek's unparalleled grinding skill produced microscopes of very high power, with magnifications ranging to 500 power.
   • Binoculars are specified by both their magnification and objective lens diameter.
   • A major university hospital recently commissioned such tests during planning and expansion to accommodate lab microscopes with 40OX magnification.
   • The monocular is 5cm of optical magic - x8 magnification, close focusing and fits in a shirt pocket.
   • To improve on this Galileo learned how to grind and polish his own lenses and by August 1609 he had an instrument with a magnification of around eight or nine.
   • Fungi and protozoa may be observed but the light microscope's low magnification does not provide detailed resolution of fungi and protists (which could be protozoa, slime moulds or microalgae).
   • For the scoring of micronuclei and analysis for the presence of centromeres in the MN the preparations were examined under a Leitz fluorescence microscope with 400x magnification.
3. 1.3count noun A magnified reproduction of something.
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   • That is, unlike other spontaneous-drip artists, Pollock created canvases with a single dominant pattern that is repeated, at various magnifications, throughout.
   • In Berning´s latest exhibitions, various work complexes from the past decade appear alongside medializations of the masterpiece - in catalogs, in libraries, on postcards of artworks, in each case alienated by means of a magnification of the original work or a return to the creative moment of the painting.
   • A projection device produces images of the master on the copy material at different magnifications.
   • This is a 4X magnification of the original image.