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magnification

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


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The researchers discovered several pitfalls in calibrating the magnification of cryogenic optical microscopes, which tend to have worse image distortion than microscopes operating at room temperature.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

So far MOA has only detected six microlensing events that are consistent with magnification by a low-mass rogue planet, says MOA collaborator Takahiro Sumi, a professor at Osaka University, who co-authored both preprint studies.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

“The scrutiny, the magnification of mistakes. It’s a torture test.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

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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