Amplifier

//ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.

    "The football team is not an extension of Iran’s leaders, but is in fact the opposite, seen as an amplifier for freedom, group expression, modernity."

  2. 2
    electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it wordnet
  3. 3
    An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
  4. 4
    An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
  5. 5
    A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
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  1. 6
    A lens that enlarges the field of vision.

Synonyms

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ampattenuatoraudio-frequency tubeballast regulatorballast tubebeam-switching tube

Example

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"This is the best amplifier on the market."

Etymology

From amplify + -er.

Related phrases

Darlington amplifiererror amplifierlinear amplifierparametric amplifierpower amplifierpre-amplifierpush-pull amplifierradio amplifiersense amplifiertube amplifiervalve amplifieraudio equipment

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