magnified

Thân thiện

The scientist examined the magnified image of the tiny insect.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Made to appear larger than normal: Describes something that has been increased in size, scale, or importance, often through optical means like a lens or through figurative emphasis.
   • Exaggerated or amplified: Can describe a perception, detail, or problem that has been made to seem more significant or intense than it actually is.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The scientist observed the cell through a magnified image. (The scientist observed the cell through an image that was made larger.)
  • Her anxiety felt magnified by the silence in the room. (Her anxiety felt intensified or amplified by the silence in the room.)
  • The report presented a magnified view of the minor issue. (The report presented an exaggerated view of the minor issue.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be magnified by": to be increased or intensified due to a specific factor.
  • The sound of the waves was magnified by the cave's acoustics. (The sound of the waves was made louder by the cave's acoustics.)

Variants and Related Words

• Magnify (verb): To make something appear larger, or to exaggerate its importance.
  • A telescope can magnify distant stars. (A telescope can make distant stars appear larger.)
• Magnification (noun): The process of magnifying or the degree to which something is magnified.
  • The microscope has a high magnification power. (The microscope has a high power to make things appear larger.)
• Magnifying glass (noun phrase): A lens that makes objects look bigger.
  • He used a magnifying glass to read the small print. (He used a lens that enlarges to read the small print.)

Synonyms

• Enlarged: Made bigger in size.
• Exaggerated: Represented as larger, better, or worse than is true.
• Amplified: Increased in volume, size, or effect.
• Enhanced: Increased or improved in quality, value, or extent.

Antonyms

• Minimized: Reduced to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• Diminished: Made smaller or less.
• Reduced: Made smaller in size, amount, or degree.

Related Phrases

• Magnified out of all proportion: Describes something exaggerated to an unreasonable degree.
  • The media magnified the politician's minor error out of all proportion. (The media exaggerated the politician's minor error to an unreasonable degree.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. enlarged to an abnormal degree
   • thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• exaggerated
• enlarged