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magnification

[mag-nuh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌmæg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Dr Bloomer says "significant sunspot activity" is visible with solar filtering but that you need magnification when viewing with the naked eye.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

So you have no field of vision, but you have incredible magnification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Each robot is barely visible without magnification, measuring roughly 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026

Josh Bouganim, a software engineer, proposed examining both cards under 200x magnification to see if the threads in the swatches matched.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

We pick them off—there isn’t room for a whole arm or leg under the microscope—and turn the magnification up as high as it will go.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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