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Definition of magnification

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of magnifying something or the process of being magnified:the lines are only visible under high magnification
  • [count noun] the degree to which something is or can be magnified:at this magnification the pixels making up the image become visible
  • [count noun] the magnifying power of an instrument:this microscope should give a magnification of about ×100
  • [count noun] a magnified reproduction of something.

magnification in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of magnification in the US English dictionary