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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdémagnifier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: day-ma-nyee-fay
"La lentille permet de démagnifier l'image projetée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make something appear smaller than it actually is, or to reduce the apparent size of an image or object.
"The optical lens is designed to demagnify the distant object for a wider field of view." - 2
To cause something to seem less important, significant, or intense; to minimize.
"She tried to demagnify the severity of the mistake during the executive review."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix de- (denoting reversal or reduction) combined with magnify, which traces back to the Latin magnificare (to make great), originating from magnus (great) and facere (to make). First appearing in technical contexts during the mid-20th century, it evolved alongside optics and photography to describe the reduction of perceived or actual size.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demagnify" is said worldwide
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démagnifier
Transliteration: day-ma-nyee-fay
"La lentille permet de démagnifier l'image projetée."
verkleinern
Transliteration: fer-kly-nern
"Das Objektiv kann das Bild optisch verkleinern."
rimpicciolire
Transliteration: rim-pich-choh-lee-reh
"Questo strumento serve a rimpicciolire i dettagli complessi."
demagnificar
Transliteration: deh-mahg-nee-fee-kahr
"El sistema óptico ayuda a demagnificar la imagen."
demagnificar
Transliteration: deh-mah-gnee-fee-kahr
"A lente foi projetada para demagnificar o objeto."
छोटा करना
Transliteration: chhota karna
"यह लेंस छवि को छोटा करना आसान बनाता है।"
缩小
Transliteration: suō xiǎo
"这个光学镜头可以把图像缩小。"
축소하다
Transliteration: chuk-so-ha-da
"렌즈를 사용하여 피사체를 축소할 수 있습니다."
縮小する
Transliteration: shukushou suru
"このレンズは画像を縮小する機能を持っています。"
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