enlargement
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3.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈlɑrdʒmənt/
- Specialized
:
ampliación
- Now, here is an enlargement of that same signature which matches the signature on the letters that he wrote to Mrs. Simon which discuss the possibility of defrauding the great State of Louisiana.
- photographic enlargement
- poster-sized enlargement
- optical enlargement
Examples
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Now, here is an enlargement of part of that photograph.
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YOU CAN SEE IT MORE CLEARLY HERE IN THIS ENLARGEMENT.
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Here, you can see her better in the enlargement.
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The walls are covered with maps and enlargements of photographs.
Fiction book (1996) -
These are enlargements I made from the negatives.
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On the first page, there is an 810 enlargement of a photo of Carlos entering a building.
Fiction book (1997) -
Posters provided the only splashes of color, with enlargements of electronics and computer ads outnumbering rock stars.
Fiction book (2002) -
Weinek felt that drawings could most effectively highlight the contrasts seen in photographic enlargements.
Academic text (2004) -
Traditionally, paper negatives from 35mm originals were made by enlargement onto monochrome photographic paper.
Academic text (2003) -
In photography class, I learned how to create an enlargement of my favorite landscape photo.
Synonyms
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4.9
A photograph made larger to show more detail
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5.5
A printed photo made larger than the original
How Large
- Specialized
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3.9
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enlargement comes from the parts en- 'to make' and large, so it literally means something 'made large'. So a photo enlargement is a picture printed bigger than the original.