Amplification

English

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Etymology

< Latin amplificatio < amplificare (“‘to amplify’”); see amplify.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

Singular Amplification

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Amplification ({{{1}}})

1. the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding to
2. Template:Physics the act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current
3. Template:Electronics gain
4. Template:Genetics using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA
5. Template:Organic chemistry 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)

Related terms

• ample
• amplifiable
• amplifier
• amplificatory
• amplify
• amplitude

Translations

result of amplifying

Bulgarian: увеличаване bg(bg), уголемяване bg(bg) Croatian: amplifikacija hr(hr) f., pojačanje hr(hr) n.

German: Verstärkung f. (intensity); Vergrößerung f. (enlarging) Spanish: amplificación es(es) f.

in physics

Bulgarian: усилване bg(bg) Croatian: amplifikacija hr(hr) f.

German: Verstärkung de(de) f. Spanish: amplificación es(es) f.

in electronics

Bulgarian: усилване bg(bg) Croatian: amplifikacija hr(hr) f.

German: Verstärkung de(de) f. Spanish: amplificación es(es) f.

External links

• Amplification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Amplification in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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