How to Use magnification in a Sentence

magnification

noun
  • At higher magnifications the differences between the cells become clear.
  • We used a microscope to examine the cells under magnification.
  • The fold-down throw lever on the magnification dial is fast and handy.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 Aug. 2020
  • That day, observers could see Mars at the same size as the moon with a 75 times magnification telescope.
    Devon Link, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The Note 8 has a second lens on the back, with twice the magnification, matching Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus.
    Anick Jesdanun, The Seattle Times, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Just tap, hold, and drag the slider to adjust the magnification.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
  • This meme claims that is a mask, which looks more like a chain link fence, under 25 times magnification.
    Brian Lyman, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The caustic, in a sense, magnified the magnification, making the star appear to shine all the brighter.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Then boost the magnification and look for signs of a planetary disk.
    Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The Full Moon is quite bright; using high magnification to look at just a small portion of its surface can help cut down on the glare.
    Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Apart from these, the hyper-magnification of consumerism in the last few decades has fostered a use-and-discard culture across the world.
    Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • These offer great bang for your buck, and the 8x42 magnification is the most versatile.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The higher this number, the higher the baseline magnification of your bird will be.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Because of the great magnification, any shaking will send images all across the sky.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2023
  • Like most of these center-of-mass riflescopes, the Crossfire II is built on a 1-inch tube, with a 3X magnification range.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Within the same low-magnification field-of-view, the much fainter bluish disk of Neptune will be visible.
    National Geographic, 10 June 2020
  • High magnification will reveal Jupiter’s dark cloud belts and four of its largest moons sitting beside the planet like a row of ducks.
    Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 26 Aug. 2016
  • For one, the magnification was always on, so the only way to deactivate them was to take them out.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2015
  • Your rifle should be light enough to carry all day with a good low-end magnification for shots under 50 yards.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
  • At left, one of the fossils, with stacks of thylakoids highlighted using yellow bars; at right, a higher magnification of the end of the cell.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2024
  • On the other hand, lower magnification allows for a wider field of view.
    Amanda Oliver, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Guth took the showiest specimens among the five beetle groups, set them against a dark background and photographed them at about 15 times magnification.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 21 June 2017
  • The Maven didn’t have the magnification power of my other spotters (50X vs. 60X).
    Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Look for models that provide 8x magnification or more, so a bird will appear at least eight times larger when viewed through them than when viewed with the naked eye.
    Paul Stenquist, Star Tribune, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The Roof Prism Binoculars stand out from others in our field with their 10x magnification power, which is great for stars.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Apple for some reason did away with the beloved magnification loup and replaced it with a scheme that simply was less useful.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The logic being if a little magnification is a good thing, then more must be better.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2020
  • At a magnification of ten times, the yellow glow took on the contour of a corporeal object.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
  • It can even be seen without magnification from Earth, according to EarthSky.
    Christine Clarridge, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The digital zoom is impressive, but these binoculars are also equipped with a 10x optical magnification for sharp detail in the day.
    New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024

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