Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnification

/ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: mag-ni-fi-ca-tion
IPA: /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His story included a magnification of the events."
"magnification of sound"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós Proto-Italic *magnos Latin magnus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin magnificus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin magnificāre Middle French magnifierbor. Middle English magnifien English magnify Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English magnification From magnify + -ification.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

magnifications (plural)

Derived Forms

biomagnification demagnification overmagnification remagnification

Synonyms

enlargement blowup exaggeration overstatement

Antonyms

minification

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce magnification?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does magnification mean?: The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
Where does magnification come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós Proto-Italic *magnos Latin magnus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin magnificus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin magnificāre Middle French magnifierbor. Middle English magnifien English magnify Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English magnification From magnify + -ification.

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