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Magnify

1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters. The least error in a small quantity . . . Will in a great one . . . Be proportionately magnified. (Grew)

2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held. On that day the lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel. (Joshua iv. 14)

3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. O, magnify the lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. (Ps. Xxxiv. 3)

4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty. To magnify one's self, to oppose with pride.

Origin: oe. Magnifien, f. Magnifier, L. Magnificare. See Magnific.


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The Fiber Disease

... point-like. In order to see directly whether that point-like structure is really a looped string, physicists would have to figure out how to magnify particles 15 orders of magnitude more than the 13 orders of magnitude afforded by today's best magnifying techniques--a feat unlikely to occur ...

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by London
Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:02 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
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by Linn
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Have you guy heard of the Bio Sphere?

... be more at home in a hollywood film script, but i'm quite interested by the question that "kiekyon" brought up. Does water block or magnify UV radiation? I realise this is more of a physics question but i'd be interested to find out. Mike

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by Mikeseno
Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:06 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Have you guy heard of the Bio Sphere?
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Is Binocular Vision better or Monocular???

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by David George
Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:51 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is Binocular Vision better or Monocular???
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Energy transfer between trophic levels!!

Think about Human & Pollutin. Plants--pollien grains, cotton. pollutant magnify through food chain. of course it hamppers energy transfer by lowering its amount and capasity. human(waste)> rat> snake> egal> bacteria> earth> plant> rat> ...

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by sachin
Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:44 pm
 
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