Antonyms for magnification

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mag-nuh-fi-key-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌmæg nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

Definition of magnification

Origin : early 15c., from Late Latin magnificationem (nominative magnificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of magnificare (see magnify).

noun praise

Example sentences :

Morely increased the magnification, to watch a few animals at a waterhole.
Extract from : « Final Weapon » by Everett B. Cole

There is a limit, too, beyond which the magnification cannot be carried with advantage.
Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball

But it is quite easy to increase the magnification to 10 times or more.
Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

He cut the magnification again at fifty and at thirty and at ten.
Extract from : « The Hate Disease » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Now here we obtain an instance of what I mean by magnification.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885 » by Various

The magnification enabled me to see partially into the shadows.
Extract from : « The Land of Footprints » by Stewart Edward White

"They show the amount of magnification or reduction," Thorndyke explained.
Extract from : « The Red Thumb Mark » by R. Austin Freeman

The magnification is too low to show the smaller blood vessels.
Extract from : « Disease and Its Causes » by William Thomas Councilman

I'm going to step up the magnification, slowly, so that you can be sure there's no substitution.
Extract from : « Time Crime » by H. Beam Piper

We don't know about the magnification, but the diminution is most remarkable.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 14, 1917 » by Various

Synonyms for magnification

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