1. the action or process of making something appear larger than it is
2. the degree to which something is magnified or enlarged
3. the action of making something seem more important or significant than it really is

Examples

• The microscope provides 400x magnification of the specimen.
• Under magnification, the tiny details became clearly visible.
• The telescope’s magnification allowed us to see the moon’s craters.
• She adjusted the magnification on her reading glasses.
• The photograph showed magnification of the insect’s wings.
• His magnification of the problem made it seem worse than it was.
• The lens offers variable magnification from 2x to 10x.