enlarger
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en·large
(ĕn-lärj′)v. en·larged, en·larg·ing, en·larg·es
v.tr.
1. To make larger in size.
2. To make larger in scope or effect; expand: enlarge our understanding of comets. See Synonyms at increase.
v.intr.
1. To become larger; grow or swell.
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·larg′er n.
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enlarger
(ɪnˈlɑːdʒə)n
(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
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| Noun | 1. |  enlarger - photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photographphotographic equipment - equipment used by a photographer |
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enlarger
n (Phot) → Vergrößerungsapparat m
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