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