enlargement (ɪnˈlɑːdʒmənt
)
Definitions
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
Synonyms
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expansion,
increase,
development,
growth,
spread,
inflation,
extension,
swelling,
unfolding,
expanse,
diffusion,
unfurling,
opening out,
intensification,
magnification,
multiplication,
amplification,
elongation,
augmentation,
dilatation,
distension,
Translations
- British English:
enlargement
The enlargement of something is the process or result of making it bigger....the enlargement of the European Union.ɪnˈlɑːdʒmənt NOUN ...the enlargement of the European Union.
- Spanish:
ampliación
nf
- French:
élargissement
nm
- German:
Vergrößerung
nf
- Chinese: 放大 n
- Arabic: تَكْبِير n
- Portuguese: alargamento nm
- Russian: увеличение nnt
- Croatian: povećanje nnt
- Czech: zvětšení nnt
- Danish: udvidelse nutr
- Dutch: vergroting nf
- Finnish: laajennus n
- Greek: μεγέθυνση nf
- Italian: ampliamento nm
- Japanese: 拡大 n
- Korean: 확대 n
- Norwegian: forstørrelse nm
- Polish: powiększenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: alargamento nm
- European Spanish:
ampliación
nf
- Swedish: förstoring nutr
- Thai: การขยาย n
- Turkish: büyütme n
- Vietnamese: sự phóng to n
Usage examples
Brian McCabe and Dilys Rose flex familiar muscles, though `Tracks" substantiates the enlargement of Dilys Rose's fiction terrain.
, Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories (1993)The electrocardiographic changes suggesting right atrial enlargement often correlate poorly with the clinical and pathological findings.
British Medical Journal (2002)His identity as the man behind millions of spam messages promoting penis enlargement pills was revealed in a Herald article last week.
New Zealand Herald (2003)Irish premier Bertie Ahern has paid tribute to the police handling of a riot which marred the EU enlargement celebrations in Dublin.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)Symptoms are painless enlargement of the thyroid gland or a feeling of fullness in the throat.
, Thorsons' Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals (1989)