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magnification vs enlargement

enlargement vs magnification

magnification and enlargement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnification Yes No No No
enlargement Yes No No No
As nouns, enlargement is a hypernym of magnification; that is, enlargement is a word with a broader meaning than magnification:
  • magnification: the act of expanding something in apparent size
  • enlargement: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Other hypernyms of magnification include expansion.
As nouns, magnification and enlargement are synonyms defined as:
  • magnification and enlargement: a photographic print that has been enlarged
Other synonyms of magnification include blowup.
magnification (noun) enlargement (noun)
the act of expanding something in apparent size the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
a photographic print that has been enlarged a photographic print that has been enlarged
making to seem more important than it really is a discussion that provides additional information
the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object the state of being enlarged
Difference between magnification and enlargement

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