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magnification vs expansion

expansion vs magnification

magnification and expansion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnification Yes No No No
expansion Yes No No No
As nouns, expansion is a hypernym of magnification; that is, expansion is a word with a broader meaning than magnification:
  • magnification: the act of expanding something in apparent size
  • expansion: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
Other hypernyms of magnification include enlargement.
magnification (noun) expansion (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 adding information or detail
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 a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
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