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noun
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Gain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies
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noun
(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: increase, step-up
noun
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: elaboration
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Broader terms: expansion, expanding upon
noun
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: increase, increment
Narrower terms: loop gain
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3emh3-der. Proto-Indo-European *h3emh3-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts? Proto-Indo-European *h2m̥bhíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h1nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.
Across languages
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