Definition of Enlarger

1. Noun. Photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph.

Generic synonyms: Photographic Equipment
Derivative terms: Enlarge

Definition of Enlarger

1. n. One that enlarges.

Definition of Enlarger

1. Noun. (photography) An optical device used to make enlarged prints from a photographic negative ¹

2. Noun. Any device that makes something bigger, or appear bigger. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Enlarger

1. a device used to enlarge photographs [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enlarger

enlaid
enlard
enlarded
enlarding
enlards
enlarge
enlargeable
enlarged
enlarged heart
enlarged pituitary infundibulum
enlargedness
enlargement
enlargements
enlargen
enlargens
enlarger (current term)
enlargers
enlarges
enlargest
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enlarging
enlay
enlaying
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enleague
enlengthen
enlengthened
enlengthening
enlengthens
enlessen

Literary usage of Enlarger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Photographic Journal of America: The Oldest Photography Magazine in America (1917)
"Hence these notes, which will, I hope, go to show that in the box enlarger the commercial photographer has a means of turning out enlargements as simply and ..."

2. Camera (1907)
"For al/2 and }4 plate enlarger, a piece of ground glass about 12 inches square ... To make the explanation more simple, I will give sizes of my enlarger, ..."

3. A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full Definitions of the by Alexander Mansfield Burrill (1850)
"enlarger. L. Fr. To enlarge ; to make more comprehensive ; to make wider. ... Puit home enlarger le don ; a man may enlarge the gift. Britt. c. 39. ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... enlarger. Using a specular point-light^* source and condenser system, analogous to Koehler illumination in optical microscopy, it provides exceptionally ..."

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