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amplification
[ am-pluh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of amplifying or the state of being amplified.
- expansion of a statement, narrative, etc., as for rhetorical purposes:
In the revision, the story underwent considerable amplification.
- a statement, narrative, etc., so expanded:
The text of the second edition was an amplification.
- the matter or substance used to expand an idea, statement, or the like:
He added an extra paragraph to his speech as an amplification.
- Electricity. increase in the strength of current, voltage, or power.
- Genetics. gene amplification.
amplification
/ ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- the act or result of amplifying
- material added to a statement, story, etc, in order to expand or clarify it
- a statement, story, etc, with such additional material
- electronics
- the increase in strength of an electrical signal by means of an amplifier
- another word for gain 1
- Also calledgene amplification genetics the production of multiple copies of a particular gene or DNA sequence. It can occur naturally or artificially, by genetic engineering techniques
amplification
/ ăm′plə-fĭ-kā′shən /
- An increase in the magnitude or strength of an electric current, a force, or another physical quantity, such as a radio signal.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amplification1
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Example Sentences
Deprived of amplification, he silently stripped down and collapsed onstage.
But my comedy onstage is just an amplification of what people do to each other.
Amplification, declamation, and exaggeration were at all times the faults of the Greeks, excepting Demosthenes and Aristotle.
Nearly all that she says would be tiresome amplification if any other was speaking of Phædra's passion.
However, there are times when this cannot be done: a point may be so well known that it needs no amplification.
He could hear his voice boom out with thunderous amplification and saw Scotty clap his hands to his ears.
"Because of the limit of amplification in the tubes," Arcot replied.
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