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amplification

amplification

8 5.3
Making an electric signal stronger, for example a sound or radio signal
  • noun
  • /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : amplificación
  • But with artificial amplification, the timbre of the voices on stage may change.
  • PCR amplification
  • DNA amplification
  • sound amplification

And the reason is that they have different amplification factors.

Examples

  • Are the volume controls turned up on the keyboard, sound module, and amplification system?

    Academic text (1994)
  • I'll skip a couple of steps and I'll run it straight through the amplification process.

  • When we talk about power, about the amplification of a single voice, we must also acknowledge those who do not have such amplification.

  • A mixer's chief purpose is to combine different electronic sound sources for amplification, recording, or both.

    Academic text (2012)
  • All subjects who were retested indicated that they wore amplification for at least four hours per day.

    Academic text (1993)
  • When a MIDI instrument is connected to headphones or an amplification system, the performance can be heard.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The findings of this preliminary report support the use of binaural amplification in persons with BSSHI.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The unit provides bridge balancing, amplification, and filtering for three channels of Wheatstone bridge circuits.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The amplification of the electrical signal allowed the speaker to produce clearer sound during the concert.

  • Engineers focused on the amplification needed for the radio's antenna to enhance the signal strength.

Synonyms

gain
vsamplification
  • Specialized
91 6.9

An electronic signal gets extra power from a device like an amplifier

is the general process of increasing electrical signal strength rather than a measured ratio
augmentation
vsamplification
13 6.1

An increase in size, amount, or level

is specific to increasing electrical signal strength rather than general growth
intensification
vsamplification
5 5.5

Making something stronger or more intense

focuses on boosting electrical signal strength rather than general stronger intensity
heightening
vsamplification
1 4.6

An increase in how strong or serious something becomes

concerns increasing electrical signal strength rather than raising general effect

Antonyms

attenuation
  • Specialized
3 7.9

To make a sound or signal weaker

How Amplified

gain
  • Specialized
91 6.9
amplification
  • Specialized
8 5.3
attenuation
  • Specialized
3 7.9

Surface Forms

amplification singular

Morphology

amplification = amplify (transparent) = amplify + ation

The noun is a regular derivation from the verb 'amplify' meaning the process or result of making something stronger or larger.

Etymology

Amplification comes from the Latin word amplus 'large' and a part that means 'to make', and you can see the same idea in amplify and ample. In electronics, amplification is literally 'making a weak signal larger', so a small radio or sound signal becomes stronger.