magnification

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mag=ni=fi=ca=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

magnification, n. 

 The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

magnification, n.
1 the act or an instance of magnifying; the process of being magnified.
2 the amount or degree of magnification.
3 the apparent enlargement of an object by a lens.

THESAURUS

magnification

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