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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

It’s a magnification of childhood playtime, a puppet show in which the puppets have broken loose from the puppeteers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

By comparing the apparent positions of the holes as viewed by the optical microscope with the actual positions, the researchers assessed errors from magnification calibration and image distortion of the optical microscope.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024

If telescopes with a magnification of 20X had had a practical application, they would have had them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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