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enlarger

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en·large  (n-lärj)
v. en·larged, en·larg·ing, en·larg·es
v.tr.
1. To make larger; add to.
2. To give greater scope to; expand. See Synonyms at increase.
v.intr.
1. To become larger; grow.
2. To speak or write at greater length or in greater detail; elaborate: enlarged upon the plan.

[Middle English enlargen, from Old French enlargier : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + large, large; see large.]

en·larger n.

enlarger [ɪnˈlɑːdʒə]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) an optical instrument for making enlarged photographic prints in which a negative is brightly illuminated and its enlarged image is focused onto a sheet of sensitized paper
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enlargerenlarger - photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph
photographic equipment - equipment used by a photographer
Translations
enlarger [ɪnˈlɑːdʒəʳ] N (Phot) → ampliadora f
enlarger [ɪnˈlɑrdʒər] nagrandisseur m
enlarger
n (Phot) → Vergrößerungsapparat m
enlarger [ɪnˈlɑːdʒəʳ] n (Phot) → ingranditore m
enlarger [ɪnˈlɑːdʒəʳ] n (Phot) → ingranditore m


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Fuller, The American Mail: Enlarger of the Common Life (Chicago, 1972).
When he came home to be mustered out in 1945, he brought with him an enlarger from Germany that remained his favorite throughout his photography career.
The new sense of scale was not significant in itself, and in isolation it is nothing new, since photographs have been enlarged since enlargers were first produced.
 
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