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amplification
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)
- The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
- (physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
- (electronics) Gain.
- (genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
- (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).
- (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)
- amplification (all senses)
Related terms
- amplifier
Further reading
- “amplification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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heightening
English
Verb
heightening
- present participle of heighten
Noun
heightening (plural heightenings)
- The act by which something is heightened or increased.
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