n]
| 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. |
am·pli·fi·ca·tion (ām'plə-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
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gain 1 (gān) v. gained, gain·ing, gains v. tr.
[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).] |
amplification am·pli·fi·ca·tion (ām'plə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.
The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.
The result of such a process.
| 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. |