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English

Etymology

amplify +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æm.pl?.fa?.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æm.pl?.fa?.??/, /?æm.pl?.fa??/
• Rhymes: -a??(r)

Noun

amplifier (plural amplifiers)

1. Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
2. (linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
3. (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
4. (music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
5. A lens that enlarges the field of vision.

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See also

• gain

French

Etymology

From Latin amplific?, amplific?re (“to enlarge”), from amplus (“large”) + faci?, facere (“make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.pli.fje/

Verb

amplifier

1. to amplify

Conjugation

Related terms

• amplificateur

Further reading

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

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).