Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun enlargement

4 senses of enlargement

Sense 1
expansion, enlargement -- (the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope)
       => increase, step-up -- (the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary")

Sense 2
enlargement -- (the state of being enlarged)
       => state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")

Sense 3
expansion, enlargement, elaboration -- (a discussion that provides additional information)
       => discussion, treatment, discourse -- (an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased")

Sense 4
enlargement, blowup, magnification -- (a photographic print that has been enlarged)
       => photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic -- (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)