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am·pli·fi·ca·tion

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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 Audio Help (ām'plə-fĭ-kā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

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.
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.
Electronics See gain¹.
Genetics The process by which extra copies of a gene or a DNA sequence are formed.

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gain¹ Audio Help   (gān) Pronunciation Key
v.   gained, gain·ing, gains

v.   tr.

To come into possession or use of; acquire: gained a small fortune in real estate; gained vital information about the enemy's plans.
To attain in competition or struggle; win: gained a decisive victory; gained control of the company.
To obtain through effort or merit; achieve: gain recognition; gain a hearing for the proposal.
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.
To come to; reach: gained the top of the mountain. See Synonyms at reach.
To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece: My watch gains four minutes a day.

v. intr.

To increase; grow: gained in experience and maturity; a painting that gained in value.
To become better; improve: gaining in health.
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.
To put on weight: I began to gain when I went off my diet.
To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

1. Something gained or acquired: territorial gains.
2. Progress; advancement: The country made economic gains under the new government.
The act of acquiring; attainment.
An increase in amount or degree: a gain in operating income.
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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amplification
noun
1.	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
2.	the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
3.	(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

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amplification Audio Help (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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Amplification

Am`pli*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. amplificatio.]

1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.

Exaggeration is a species of amplification. --Brande & C.

I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. --Sir J. Davies.

3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications.

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