enlargement
pronunciation
How to pronounce enlargement in British English:
UK [ɪnˈlɑ:dʒmənt]
How to pronounce enlargement in American English:
US [ɪnˈlɑrdʒmənt]
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- Noun:
- the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
- a discussion that provides additional information
- a photographic print that has been enlarged
Word Origin
- enlargement (n.)
- 1530s, "a release from confinement," from enlarge in the secondary Middle English sense "release a prisoner" (mid-15c.) + -ment. Meaning "act of increasing in size" is from 1560s. Photographic sense "picture of a larger size than the negative from which it was made" is from 1866.
Example
- 1. Over enlargement , that moment may be near .
- 2. Enlargement fatigue has a mirror image : apathy and resentment .
- 3. Through example and enlargement europe has promoted stability around its borders .
- 4. Many eu members have cold feet about further enlargement of their club .
- 5. Its own enlargement still offers the best means of exerting influence .