different between amplification vs escalation

English

Etymology

From Latin amplific?ti?, from amplific? (“I amplify”); see amplify.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æmpl?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

amplification (countable and uncountable, plural amplifications)

1. The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
2. (physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
3. (electronics) Gain.
4. (genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
5. (organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
6. (translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

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Further reading

• amplification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• amplification in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

From Latin amplific?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.pli.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

amplification f (plural amplifications)

1. amplification (all senses)

Related terms

• amplifier

Further reading

• “amplification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From escalate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

escalation (countable and uncountable, plural escalations)

1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
2. a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
3. (customer support) The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

Derived terms

• escalation dominance
• escalation plan
• horizontal escalation
• vertical escalation

Related terms

• de-escalation

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English escalation.

Noun

escalation f (invariable)

1. escalation (all senses)

Anagrams

• anelastico