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ratio vs magnification

magnification vs ratio

ratio and magnification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ratio Yes No No No
magnification Yes No No No
As nouns, magnification is a hyponym of ratio; that is, magnification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ratio:
  • ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
  • magnification: the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
ratio (noun) magnification (noun)
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree the act of expanding something in apparent size
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) a photographic print that has been enlarged
making to seem more important than it really is
the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
Difference between ratio and magnification

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