enlargement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: enlargement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for enlargement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlargement n the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope Synonym(s): expansion, enlargement Antonym(s): contraction the state of being enlarged a discussion that provides additional information Synonym(s): expansion, enlargement, elaboration a photographic print that has been enlarged Synonym(s): enlargement, blowup, magnification
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enlargement \Enlarge"ment\, n. 1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion. 2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an enlargement* of views, of knowledge, of affection. 3. A setting at large, or being set at large; release from confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty. Give enlargement to the swain. --Shak. 4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide range of discourse or argument. An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that were got into the army. --Clarendon.