amplification

Examples

• All

• Further, the mass media plays a critical role in this process of risk amplification or attenuation.

  Academic text (2004)

• One last point is Gene's amplification of the concept of paternalism.

  Academic text (2014)

• So the, the, the amplification of communication changes the nature of the communication.

• And spend a few minutes really getting you to appreciate that amplification is fundamental, OK?

• And so you typically have a corresponding amplification in the last line.

• Photographs became instruments for distortion and amplification of the state's supposed truth.

  Academic text (2009)

• Another example of feedback and amplification is associated with drought over land areas at low latitudes.

  Academic text (2002)

• Specific themes and interpretations develop through modification, amplification, and discrimination.

  Academic text (2000)

• Several strands are interlaced into a single narrative, which is characterized by amplification.

  Academic text (1999)

• The teacher's amplification of the topic helped all students understand it better.

Synonyms

C

clarification

vsamplification

64 3.3

An explanation that makes something easier to understand

focuses more on adding extra detail or examples rather than only clearing up meaning

E

exposition

vsamplification

17 5.5

A clear explanation of an idea or subject that makes it easy to understand

adds further detail or examples to clarify rather than present a full account

E

elaboration

vsamplification

8 4.9

Adding more detail or explanation to something

focuses on increasing detail or illustration rather than merely clarifying meaning

I

illumination

vsamplification

3 5.3

A clear explanation that makes something easier to understand

is concerned with supplying extra detail or illustration rather than high-level insight

E

explication

vsamplification

• Literature

2 8.1

A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea

focuses more on adding illustration or extra detail than deep analysis

E

expansion

vsamplification

1 3.9

More detail added to an idea to make it clearer

aims to add further detail or examples rather than expand scope broadly

E

expounding

vsamplification

• Formal

1 7.7

A detailed explanation of an idea or topic, often written

is more about adding extra detail or examples than formal interpretation

A

annotating

vsamplification

1 5.3

Adding notes to a text or picture to explain it

refers to broader addition of detail or illustration across speech or writing

D

dilation

vsamplification

• Formal

1 8.8

A long spoken or written discussion that gives many details

is specifically about adding extra detail, examples, or clarification rather than length alone

Antonyms

S

simplification

15 3.6

Making something less complicated so it is easier to understand

How Detailed

elaboration

8 4.9

amplification

3 5.6

explanation

919 1.0

statement

• Formal

∞ 1.3

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology