different between amplifier vs bullhorn

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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Translations

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

Alternative forms

• bull horn, bull-horn

Etymology

From bull +? horn, attested since the 1950s.

Noun

bullhorn (plural bullhorns)

1. (chiefly US) A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice.

Synonyms

• blowhorn, loudhailer

Translations

References

• “bull, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

See also

• amplifier