2. (Photography) an optical device for making copies of photographs larger than the original, having a head for holding the original, a source of illumination to project the image, and a bed for holding the sensitized photographic paper which will received the larger image. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Enlarger — An enlarger is a specialised transparency projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives using the gelatin silver process, or transparencies. All enlargers consist of a light source normally an incandescent light bulb … Wikipedia
enlarger — /en lahr jeuhr/, n. Photog. an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper. Also called projection printer. Cf.… … Universalium
enlarger — [[t]ɪnl ɑ(r)ʤə(r)[/t]] enlargers N COUNT An enlarger is a device which makes an image larger … English dictionary
enlarger — didintuvas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. enlarger; magnifier vok. Vergrößerungsapparat, m; Vergrößerungsgerät, n rus. увеличитель, m pranc. agrandisseur, m; appareil d’agrandissement, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
enlarger — enlarge ► VERB 1) make or become bigger. 2) (enlarge on/upon) speak or write about in greater detail. DERIVATIVES enlarger noun … English terms dictionary
enlarger — noun see enlarge … New Collegiate Dictionary
enlarger — noun An optical device used to make enlarged prints from a photographic negative … Wiktionary
Enlarger — Увеличитель … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
enlarger — en|lar|ger [ınˈla:dʒə US ˈla:rdʒər] n a piece of equipment used to make photographs bigger … Dictionary of contemporary English
enlarger — en larg·er || dÊ’É™ n. person or thing that makes larger; machine that makes prints from negatives (Photography) … English contemporary dictionary
