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enlarger

enlarger noun: any device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger.

Noun

enlarger (plural enlargers)

  1. Any device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger.
    • a penis enlarger
  2. An optical device used to make enlarged prints from a photographic negative
  3. (rare) One who enlarges.
    • EUGE´NIUS, who was bishop of Toledo from a. d. 646 to 657, is mentioned under Dracontius as the editor and enlarger of the work by Dracontius upon the Creation.1846, William Smith, editor, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: Taylor and Walton, […]; John Murray, […], page 86
    • In like manner the original book closes, at xxix. 1, with a subscription; and a few additional chapters follow, added by the enlarger of the book.1880 October, Archibald Duff, “The History of Research Concerning the Structure of the O. T. Historical Books”, in Edwards A[masa] Park, editor, The Bibliotheca Sacra, volume XXXVII, number 148...

enlarger meaning in Tamil

enlarger in Tamil

உருப்பெருக்கி, பெரிதாக்கும் கருவி, விரிக்கி, விரிவாக்கி

Forms of enlarger

pluralenlargers

Origin of enlarger

From enlarge + -er.

Words formed from enlarger

Questions about enlarger

What does enlarger mean?
Enlarger means any device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger.
What is enlarger in Tamil?
Enlarger in Tamil is உருப்பெருக்கி, பெரிதாக்கும் கருவி, விரிக்கி. See Enlarger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is enlarger?
Enlarger is a noun.
What is the plural of enlarger?
The plural of enlarger is enlargers.

Words near enlarger in the dictionary

  1. enlargened
  2. enlargening
  3. enlargens
  4. enlargeosome
  5. enlargeosomes
  6. enlarger
  7. enlargers
  8. enlarges
  9. enlarges up
  10. enlargest
  11. enlargeth

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