1 [U] the act of making sth look larger:
The insects were examined under magnification.
2 [C,U] the degree to which sth is made to look larger; the degree to which sth is able to make things look larger:
a magnification of 10 times the actual size * high / low magnification * The telescope has a magnification of 50.
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Is magnification a noun, verb, or something else?
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