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magnification vs deception

deception vs magnification

magnification and deception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnification Yes No No No
deception Yes No No No
As nouns, deception is a hypernym of magnification; that is, deception is a word with a broader meaning than magnification:
  • magnification: making to seem more important than it really is
  • deception: a misleading falsehood
Other hypernyms of magnification include deceit, misrepresentation.
magnification (noun) deception (noun)
the act of expanding something in apparent size the act of deceiving
a photographic print that has been enlarged an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
making to seem more important than it really is a misleading falsehood
the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
Difference between magnification and deception

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