magnification Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of expanding something in apparent size
  2. noun the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
  3. noun making to seem more important than it really is
    overstatement; exaggeration.
  4. noun a photographic print that has been enlarged
    enlargement; blowup.

WordNet


Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. R.

Webster 1913