1. The ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
   "The microscope provided a magnification of 1000x, making the tiny organism clearly visible"
    
2. The act of expanding something in apparent size
   "The magnification of the cell under the microscope revealed its internal structures"
    
3. A photographic print that has been enlarged
   "The detective studied the magnification of the surveillance photo";
   - enlargement, blowup, blow-up
    
4. Making to seem more important than it really is
   "His magnification of the project's success raised unrealistic expectations";
   - exaggeration, overstatement

Derived forms: magnifications

Type of: deceit, deception, enlargement, expansion, exposure, misrepresentation, photo, photograph, pic [informal], piccy [informal], picture, ratio

Antonym: understatement

Encyclopedia: Magnification