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enlarger
(redirected from enlargers)

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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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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.
I also saw that the producers suffered, having to jump through hoops, while the real sleazy businessmen kept getting away with selling breast enlargers, or ``burn-fat-while-you-sleep'' pills, and that they would hold off regulators with their own sleazy lawyers and, later, change the name of the product and move to a different state.
I saw that regulation rarely worked on even the most obvious of crooks, that the people selling breast enlargers and penis enlargers - all those people would get away with it.
 
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