magnification
Making things bigger
Magnification is the process of making something appear larger than it actually is, or the degree to which something has been enlarged.
A microscope's magnification determines how much bigger specimens appear; a photograph can be printed at various magnifications.
The word extends to exaggeration: The press magnification of minor scandals distorts public perception.
In optics, magnification is expressed as a ratio: 10x magnification.
Sudden fit of rage
- enlargementIncrease in size
- close-upNear-range photograph
- scale-upProportional increase in magnitude
- expansionIncrease in scope
amplification · zoom · increase · stretch · widen · extend · augment · upscaling
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- eyepieceLens you look through
objective · ocular · aperture · diopter · resolution · refraction · prism · monocular
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- inflationSustained price level increase
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
overemphasis · distortion · aggrandizement · amplification · embroidering · overstating · overplaying · sensationalism
State of elaborate complexity
- minutiaePetty precise particulars
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- granularityLevel of detail
- particularsIndividual facts or details
subtlety · precision · definition · sharpness · distinctness · clarity · resolution · scrutiny
Individual for examination
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
- cellularComposed of small units
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- stereoscopicProducing depth perception
laboratory · slide · illumination · diaphragm · staining · histology · metallurgy · pathology
blowup
Sudden fit of rage
- enlargementIncrease in size
- close-upNear-range photograph
- scale-upProportional increase in magnitude
expansion · amplification · zoom · increase · stretch · widen · extend · augment · upscaling · supersizing
microscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
eyepiece · objective · ocular · aperture · diopter · resolution · refraction · prism · monocular · spectacles
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- inflationSustained price level increase
dramatization · overemphasis · distortion · aggrandizement · amplification · embroidering · overstating · overplaying · sensationalism · hype
intricacy
State of elaborate complexity
- minutiaePetty precise particulars
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- granularityLevel of detail
particulars · subtlety · precision · definition · sharpness · distinctness · clarity · resolution · scrutiny
specimen
Individual for examination
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
- cellularComposed of small units
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
stereoscopic · laboratory · slide · illumination · diaphragm · staining · histology · metallurgy · pathology · forensics
10x
Ten times over
- 100xMultiplied by one hundred
- high-powerHaving great force
- low-powerUsing minimal energy
variable · fixed · intensity · strength · multiplication · factor · ratio
- opticslens, lenses, mirror, mirrors, prism
- Dermoscopydermatoscope, polarized light, incident light, handheld device
- electron microscopyelectron microscope, SEM, scanning electron microscope, STEM, electron gun
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
magnificationreduction
Making something smaller
demagnification · decrease · diminution · shrinkage · shrinking
magnificationunderstatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
minimization · meiosis · belittlement · disparagement · downplaying
- image magnificationEnlarging a visual representation