English noun: magnification | |||
1. | magnification (act) the act of expanding something in apparent size | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enlargement, expansion | ||
2. | magnification the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ratio | ||
3. | magnification (communication) making to seem more important than it really is | ||
Synonyms | exaggeration, overstatement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, misrepresentation | ||
Antonyms | understatement | ||
4. | magnification (artifact) a photographic print that has been enlarged | ||
Synonyms | blowup, enlargement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture | ||