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Magnification

Definition

noun, plural: magnifications

(1) The act or process of enlarging the physical appearance or image of something.

(2) The state of something being magnified or represented by an amplified image or model.

(3) The power to magnify or scale up the image or appearance of something.


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Magnification involves magnifying something of its physical appearance, not actually its physical size. It is done by the use of optics, printing techniques and so on, especially, to see further detail of something.


Related forms: magnify (verb)


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Re: Please help us I.D. this micro-organism

Hey, That is very interesting. Please keep us posted about the results of PCR tests. Also just out of curiosity, what magnification factors were used in those pictures? Regards, Koyal

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by koyal
Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:13 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Please help us I.D. this micro-organism
Replies: 4
Views: 168

Please help us I.D. this micro-organism

... high resolution images and are not exactly indicative of what dark field microscopy usually looks like.. What equipment are you using? What is the magnification and numerical aperture on the objective you're using? Third, you say you found an organism living in a human. Have you taken any steps ...

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by jyaron
Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:10 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Please help us I.D. this micro-organism
Replies: 4
Views: 168

Could someone help me with this question?

... could help explain how I would do it that would be great. Thanks!! An organism that is 1/2 the field diameter at 300X is to be drawn to a scaled magnification of 500x. What will the diagram size be? Measurements: Field of view 25x at 6.0mm (not sure if this is correct) You calculate the scaled ...

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by llgone
Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:24 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Could someone help me with this question?
Replies: 3
Views: 345

Re: Important unknown nanotech within humans

... the technology being composed of optically transparent sillica aerogels which as yUo know aRE difficult to image. A way Round this is to usE high magnification ultrasounD which lEnds itself towars transParent materials allOwing for Precise imaging techniqUes. this couLd Allow for The transparent ...

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by vincio
Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:51 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Important unknown nanotech within humans
Replies: 28
Views: 6290

Re: Important unknown nanotech within humans

... on how cross contamination is avoided. I read a paper where samples collected in non sterile bag without any precautions are analyzed at high magnification. - There is a complete absence of use of controls to ascertain that what is reported is real and not an artifact. - In fact I really suspect ...

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by vincio
Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:42 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Important unknown nanotech within humans
Replies: 28
Views: 6290
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