enlargement

[ en-lahrj-muhnt ]

/ ɛnˈlɑrdʒ mənt /

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noun

an act of enlarging; increase, expansion, or amplification.

anything, as a photograph, that is an enlarged form of something.

anything that enlarges something else; addition: The new wing formed a considerable enlargement to the building.

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Origin of enlargement

First recorded in 1530–40; enlarge + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM enlargement

pre·en·large·ment, nounpro·en·large·ment, adjectivere·en·large·ment, noun

Words nearby enlargement

enkindle, enkolpion, enl., enlace, enlarge, enlargement, enlarger, enlighten, enlightened, enlightenment, Enlil

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How to use enlargement in a sentence

In the longer term, enlargement should be able to take us there.
Out of the Wreckage of Ukraine, the E.U. Is Finally Becoming a Union|Bruno Maçães|August 1, 2022|Time
He stared at the enlargement on the table, reinserted the slide in the holder, and switched on the laser himself.
What Impossible Meant to Richard Feynman - Issue 108: Change|Paul J. Steinhardt|November 24, 2021|Nautilus
The image on the slide was so reduced that it was hard to appreciate the detail, so I also handed him an enlargement of the tiling pattern, which he put down on the table in front of the laser.
What Impossible Meant to Richard Feynman - Issue 108: Change|Paul J. Steinhardt|November 24, 2021|Nautilus
Saybolt offers a collage of 25 stills from the cautiously feminist TV comedy about a single woman in New York, as well as an enlargement of one of the stills that’s printed out-of-register in garish pink and sickly green.
In the galleries: Exploring how body language is a visual form of communication|Mark Jenkins|June 11, 2021|Washington Post

In the heart, it reversed age-induced cardiac hypertrophy (enlargement of the heart).
This Is the Way You’ll Live Forever|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fear is that thinning the blood further might promote more bleeding rather than decrease the risk of clot enlargement.
Good News for Hillary Clinton’s Health|Kent Sepkowitz|January 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And, upon enlargement by the Daily Beast's photo team, we can even see that a SPEECH BUBBLE has been stuck into Philip's mouth!
William's Pic of Granny On Noticeboard at Work - But What is Philip Saying?|Tom Sykes|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Forget depilation - seems the Kate effect now extends to eyebrow enlargement.
Kate's Bushy Eyebrows All The Rage|Tom Sykes|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This crayon "enlargement" presented John with very black skin and spotless white hair.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
It was an enlargement of the previous charter, making the colony independent of any other province.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The enlargement or persistence of the thymus can be better recognised, and doctors now seldom fail to notice it.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
A similar enlargement of the sphere of the Poor Law institution has, of late years, been going on in other than infectious cases.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
A revival of trade, rapid increase of population and enlargement of the boundaries of the city followed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for enlargement

enlargement

/ (ɪnˈlɑːdʒmənt) /

noun

the act of enlarging or the condition of being enlarged

something that enlarges or is intended to enlarge

a photographic print that is larger than the negative from which it is made

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enlargement

Origin of enlargement

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British Dictionary definitions for enlargement