Meanings
nounmagnification (countable and uncountable, plural magnifications)
plural magnifications
- countableuncountableThe act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
His story included a magnification of the events.
- countableuncountableThe apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounmaking to seem more important than it really is
Similar
nouna photographic print that has been enlarged
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Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
- Proto-Indo-European*m̥ǵh₂nós
- Proto-Italic*magnos
- Latinmagnus
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Italic*θakos
- Latinmagnificus
- Latinmagnificāre
- Middle Frenchmagnifier
- Middle Englishmagnifien
- Englishmagnify
- Englishmagnification
From magnify + -ification.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian увеличение, увеличение
- увеличение (uveličenie)act of magnifying
- увеличение (uveličenie)apparent enlargement
Dutch vergroting, vergroting
- vergrotingact of magnifying
- vergrotingapparent enlargement
Finnish suurennus, suurentaminen
- suurennusact of magnifying
- suurentaminenact of magnifying
- suurenteluact of magnifying
- suurennusapparent enlargement
French agrandissement
- agrandissementact of magnifying
German Vergrößerung, Vergrößerung
- Vergrößerungact of magnifying
- Vergrößerungapparent enlargement
Italian magnificazione, ingrandimento
- magnificazioneact of magnifying
- ingrandimentoapparent enlargement
Norwegian Bokmål forstørrelse, forstørrelse
- forstørrelseact of magnifying
- forstørrelseapparent enlargement
Polish powiększanie, powiększenie
- powiększanieact of magnifying
- powiększenieapparent enlargement
Romanian mărire
- mărireact of magnifying
Russian увеличе́ние, увеличе́ние
- увеличе́ние (uveličénije)act of magnifying
- увеличе́ние (uveličénije)apparent enlargement
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with magnification
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
magnification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnification
MLA
“magnification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnification.
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