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amplification

amplification

11 5.3
Making an electric signal stronger, for example a sound or radio signal
  • noun
  • /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: 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.

    Twisted (2004)

  • 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

augmentation
vsamplification
14 6.1

An increase in size, amount, or level

is specific to increasing electrical signal strength rather than general growth
gain
vsamplification
  • Specialized
8 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
intensification
vsamplification
6 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
8 6.9
amplification
  • Specialized
11 5.3
attenuation
  • Specialized
3 7.9

Surface Forms

amplification singular
amplifications plural

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.