amplification
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or addingThe act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
» Workers are installing extra loudspeakers because the music in tonight's concert will need amplification.
Arbeiter montieren zusätzliche Lautsprecher, weil die Musik beim Konzert heute Abend größere Lautstärke benötigt.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
Verstärkung, Vergrößerung
увеличе́ниеuveličénije, подъёмpodʺjóm, приро́стpriróst
(countable, uncountable)The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
(countable, uncountable)Gain.
Verstärkung, Verstärkung
усиле́ниеusilénije, усиле́ниеusilénije
(countable, uncountable)The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
(countable, uncountable)A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
(countable, uncountable)A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
Examples
2 sentencesWorkers are installing extra loudspeakers because the music in tonight's concert will need amplification.
deArbeiter montieren zusätzliche Lautsprecher, weil die Musik beim Konzert heute Abend größere Lautstärke benötigt.
Social media leads to the amplification of once-fringe views, for better or worse.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.
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Forms
plural: amplifications| Singular | amplification |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail:elaboration
- the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input:gain
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable