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amplifier - 5 dictionary results

am⋅pli⋅fi⋅er

[am-pluh-fahy-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that amplifies or enlarges.
2. an electronic component or circuit for amplifying power, current, or voltage.

Origin:
1540–50; amplify + -er 1
am·pli·fi·er   (ām'plə-fī'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that amplifies, enlarges, or extends.
  2. Electronics A device, especially one using transistors or electron tubes, that produces amplification of an electrical signal.

Amplifier

Am"pli*fi`er\, n. One who or that which amplifies.
Language Translation for : amplifier
Spanish: amplificador,
German: der Verstärker,
Japanese: アンプ

amplifier

In electronics, a device that takes a small electric signal and converts it into a large one. Amplifiers are used in stereo systems, electric guitars, and loudspeakers.


Main Entry: am·pli·fi·er
Pronunciation: 'am-pl&-"fI(&)r
Function: noun
: one that amplifies; specifically : anelectronic device (as in a computer or sound-reproducing system) for amplifying voltage, current, or power
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