amplification
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5.6
- noun
- /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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ampliación
- During the presentation, her amplification of the main idea clarified the key points for the audience.
- require further amplification
- amplification system
Examples
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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.
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And spend a few minutes really getting you to appreciate that amplification is fundamental, OK?
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And so you typically have a corresponding amplification in the last line.
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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
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3.3
An explanation that makes something easier to understand
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3.9
More detail added to an idea to make it clearer
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5.5
A clear explanation of an idea or subject that makes it easy to understand
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4.9
Adding more detail or explanation to something
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5.3
A clear explanation that makes something easier to understand
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8.1
A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea
A detailed explanation of an idea or topic, often written
Adding notes to a text or picture to explain it
A long spoken or written discussion that gives many details
Antonyms
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Amplification comes from the Latin amplus 'large' and a part meaning 'to make', the same idea behind amplify. So an amplification of an idea is simply 'making it larger' by adding more detail or explanation.