Does the microscope magnify the length or width of the specimen or the magnifying length and width? If the answer is the latter, can't it be said that the enlargement is "area"?

Does the microscope magnify the length or width of the specimen or the magnifying length and width? If the answer is the latter, can't it be said that the enlargement is "area"?

The larger the magnification of the microscope, the smaller the area you can see. For example, when you see a cell 1 cm long and 1 cm wide under the microscope at 40 times, you can see all the cells, but you may not see the cell wall and nucleus clearly. When you change to 400 times, you may only see the cell's

A microscope magnifies an object to determine its length or surface area

Length or width

The magnification of a microscope refers to the magnification of something

Side length, that is, the magnification of length, is converted into the square of area