Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
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noun
electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: electronic equipment
Narrower terms: audio amplifier, booster, booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter, maser
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 amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English amplifier From amplify + -er.
Across languages
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
