magni-, magn- +

Enlarged to one's sight; physically enlarged; extended or exaggerated (literally and figuratively).

1. A person who or a thing that magnifies.
2. A lens or fixed combination of lenses used to increase the apparent size of an object when viewed directly; a magnifying glass; also, an eyepiece.

Chiefly in representations of French speech: magnificent, excellent, splendid. Frequently used for emphasis or ironically.

1. To praise highly; to glorify, to extol.
2. To make greater in size, status, importance, etc.; to enlarge, increase, augment, or advance.
3. To represent (a person, action, or thing) as greater than in reality; to exaggerate, intensify.
4. To increase the apparent size of (an object) by means of a lens, microscope, etc.; to cause to appear larger; literally and figuratively.

The action of enlarging something; making something bigger.

1. Speaking in a pompous manner; lofty and extravagant in speech; boastful.
2. As a reference to people: lofty, ambitious, or pompous in expression; grandiloquent.
3. A reference to utterances, compositions, etc.

Magniloquence; that is, speaking in, or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner of talking.

Possessing great power.

A portable, hand-held microscope; especially for classroom or outdoor use. Some are advertised as having a battery-powered light source; one-hand operation of focus and light that has a removable base with equipment storage compartment, and can be used as a monocular, loupe, or simple microscope.

Sounding great or important.

1. The quality or fact of being great, in various senses; in the physical sense, great size or extent.
2. The loudness sound.
3. Greatness of character, rank, or position; also as a humorous title of address.
4. A reference to immaterial things with a great degree or importance.
5. The intrinsic size of an earthquake or underground explosion (as distinguished from the intensity of its effects at any particular place), usually expressed by a number that is a logarithmic function of the maximum resulting seismometric deflection adjusted to allow for distance.
6. Of the first magnitude (of the first order), of the greatest importance; outstanding.

Similarly, of the second (third, etc.) magnitude.

Characterized by magnitude; great, significant, imposing, greatness of scale.

Consisting of, designating, or relating to neurons with large cell bodies.

This nomenclature (“large lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Megalosaurus. Named by German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene in 1932.

A large bottle for wine, spirits, etc., twice the standard size and now usually containing one liter (formerly two quarts); the quantity of liquor held by such a bottle