Enlargement

/ɪnˈlɑːrdʒmənt/ noun

Definition

The process of making something bigger or the state of being made larger. An expanded version or magnified reproduction of something.

Etymology

From Old French enlargier (to make wide), from en- (in) + large (wide). The suffix -ment indicates the result or process of the action.

Kelly Says

Photographically speaking, enlargement was revolutionary - it allowed tiny captured moments to be blown up to wall-size, fundamentally changing how we experience and share memories. The darkroom enlarger was essentially a projector that could manipulate time and space.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተራት
te-rat
ARالعربية
توسيع
taw-siʿ
BNবাংলা
প্রসার
pro-sar
CACatalà
ampliació
/əm.pli.əˈsi.ó/
CSČeština
rozšíření
/roz.ʃiː.ɾɛɲiː/
DADansk
udvidelse
/uðˈviðˀəlsə/
DEDeutsch
Vergrößerung
/fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁøːsəʁʊŋ/
ELΕλληνικά
έκταση
/ˈektasi/
ESEspañol
ampliación
am-pli-á-sion
FAفارسی
گسترش
ges-ta-resh
FISuomi
laajentuminen
/lɑː.jentʉ.minen/
FRFrançais
agrandissement
/a.ɡʁɑ̃.dis.mɑ̃/
GUGU
વિસ્તરણ
vis-ta-ra-n
HAHA
fadada
fa-da-da
HEעברית
הרחבה
ha-r-cha-va
HIहिन्दी
विस्तार
vis-taar
HUMagyar
bővítés
/boː.viː.teːʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
perluasan
per-lu-asan
IGIG
ịkpọkpọsị
i-kpo-kpo-si
ITItaliano
ingrandimento
/in.ɡran.diˈmento/
JA日本語
拡大
kakudai
KKKK
көбейту
koe-bey-too
KMKM
ពង្រីក
pong-reak
KO한국어
확대
hwakdae
MRMR
विस्तार
vis-taar
MSBahasa Melayu
perluasan
per-lu-asan
MYမြန်မာ
ချဲ့ထွင်ခြင်း
chei-htwin-hkyin
NLNederlands
uitbreiding
/œy̯t.breː.dɪŋ/
NONorsk
utvidelse
/ʉːt.viː.dɛl.sə/
PAPA
ਵਿਸਤਾਰ
vis-taar
PLPolski
powiększenie
/pɔ.vjɛŋk.ʂɛɲɛ/
PTPortuguês
ampliação
am-pli-á-sion
RORomână
extindere
/ek.stinˈdere/
RUРусский
расширение
ras-shi-re-ni-ye
SVSvenska
utvidgning
/ʉːt.vɪdɡ.nɪŋ/
SWKiswahili
kuongeza
ku-on-ge-za
TAதமிழ்
விரிவாக்கம்
vi-ri-vaak-kam
TEతెలుగు
విస్తరణ
vis-ta-ra-na
THไทย
การขยาย
kaan-khai
TLTL
pagsasaklaw
pag-sa-sak-law
TRTürkçe
büyütme
bü-yüt-me
UKУкраїнська
розширення
ro-z-shi-re-n-n-ya
URاردو
توسیع
taw-siʿ
VITiếng Việt
mở rộng
mơ-rông
YOYO
ífọwọ́sílẹ̀
i-fo-wo-si-le
ZH中文
扩大
kuò dà
ZUZU
ukukhulisa
u-ku-khu-li-sa

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