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1 magnification
- fi-1) (the act of magnifying (something).) magnificación2) (the power of magnifying: the magnification of a pair of binoculars.) ampliación, aumento3) (the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified: The magnification is ten times (10 ×).) ampliacióntr[mægnɪfɪ'keɪʃən]1 (increase) aumento, ampliación nombre femenino2 (power of lens etc) aumentomagnification [.mægnəfə'keɪʃən] n: aumento m, ampliación fn.• ampliación s.f.• aumento s.m.• engrandecimiento s.m.'mægnəfə'keɪʃən, ˌmægnɪfɪ'keɪʃəna) u ( Opt) aumento mb) c (copy, print) ampliación f[ˌmæɡnɪfɪ'keɪʃǝn]N1) (Opt) aumento m, ampliación f2) (fig) exageración f* * *['mægnəfə'keɪʃən, ˌmægnɪfɪ'keɪʃən]a) u ( Opt) aumento mb) c (copy, print) ampliación f -
2 magnify
(to cause to appear greater: A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.) augmentar, ampliar, magnificar- magnifying-glass
tr['mægnɪfaɪ]1 (enlarge) aumentar, ampliar2 figurative use (exaggerate) exagerar, agrandar1) enlarge: ampliar2) exaggerate: magnificar, exagerarv.• agrandar v.• aumentar v.• engrandecer v.• magnificar v.'mægnəfaɪ, 'mægnɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied1)a) \<\<image\>\> ampliar*, aumentar de tamañob) \<\<problem/difficulty\>\> exagerar['mæɡnɪfaɪ]1. VT1) (Opt) aumentar, ampliar2) (=exaggerate) exagerar2.CPDmagnifying glass N — lupa f
magnifying power N — aumento m
* * *['mægnəfaɪ, 'mægnɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied1)a) \<\<image\>\> ampliar*, aumentar de tamañob) \<\<problem/difficulty\>\> exagerar -
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