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am⋅pli⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

  [am-pluh-fi-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of amplifying or the state of being amplified.
2. expansion of a statement, narrative, etc., as for rhetorical purposes: In the revision, the story underwent considerable amplification.
3. a statement, narrative, etc., so expanded: The text of the second edition was an amplification.
4. the matter or substance used to expand an idea, statement, or the like: He added an extra paragraph to his speech as an amplification.
5. Electricity. increase in the strength of current, voltage, or power.
6. Genetics. gene amplification.
Origin:
1540–50; < L amplificātiōn- (s. of amplificātiō). See ample, -i-, -fication
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am·pli·fi·ca·tion   (ām'plə-fĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or result of amplifying, enlarging, or extending.

    1. An addition to or expansion of a statement or idea.

    2. A statement with such an addition.

    3. The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.

    4. The result of such a process.

  3. Physics

    1. The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.

    2. The result of such a process.

  4. Electronics See gain1.

  5. Genetics The process by which extra copies of a gene or a DNA sequence are formed.

gain 1   (gān)   
v.   gained, gain·ing, gains

v.   tr.

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire: gained a small fortune in real estate; gained vital information about the enemy's plans.

  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win: gained a decisive victory; gained control of the company.

  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve: gain recognition; gain a hearing for the proposal.

  4. To secure as profit or reward; earn: gain a living; gain extra credits in school.

    1. To manage to achieve an increase of: a movement that gained strength; gained wisdom with age.

    2. To increase by (a specific amount): gained 15 pounds; the market gained 30 points.

  6. To come to; reach: gained the top of the mountain. See Synonyms at reach.

  7. To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece: My watch gains four minutes a day.

v.   intr.

  1. To increase; grow: gained in experience and maturity; a painting that gained in value.

  2. To become better; improve: gaining in health.

  3. To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit: stood to gain politically by his opponent's blunder.

    1. To close a gap; get closer: The runners in the back gained steadily on the leader.

    2. To increase a lead.

  5. To put on weight: I began to gain when I went off my diet.

  6. To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

n.  

    1. Something gained or acquired: territorial gains.

    2. Progress; advancement: The country made economic gains under the new government.

  2. The act of acquiring; attainment.

  3. An increase in amount or degree: a gain in operating income.

  4. Electronics An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification.


[From Middle English gayne, booty (from Old French gaigne, gain, gain, from gaaignier, to gain, of Germanic origin; see weiə- in Indo-European roots) and Middle English gein, advantage (from Old Norse gegn, ready, and from Old French gain, gain).]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: am·pli·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "am-pl&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : an act, example, orproduct of amplifying
2 : a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)
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amplification am·pli·fi·ca·tion (ām'plə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.

  1. The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.

  2. The result of such a process.

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amplification   (ām'plə-fĭ-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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