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Amplification

//ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current wordnet
  3. 3
    The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail wordnet
  5. 5
    Gain. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input wordnet
  2. 7
    The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    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
  4. 9
    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. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin amplificātiō, from amplificō (“I amplify”); see amplify. Etymology tree Latin amplus Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification

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