amplification

[am-pluh-fi-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of amplifying or the state of being amplified.

2. expansion of a statement, narrative, etc., as for rhetorical purposes.

   In the revision, the story underwent considerable amplification.

3. a statement, narrative, etc., so expanded.

   The text of the second edition was an amplification.

4. the matter or substance used to expand an idea, statement, or the like.

   He added an extra paragraph to his speech as an amplification.

5. Electricity.,  increase in the strength of current, voltage, or power.

6. Genetics.,  gene amplification.

amplification

/ ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or result of amplifying

2. material added to a statement, story, etc, in order to expand or clarify it

3. a statement, story, etc, with such additional material

4. electronics

   1. the increase in strength of an electrical signal by means of an amplifier

   2. another word for gain 1

5. Also called: gene amplification. genetics the production of multiple copies of a particular gene or DNA sequence. It can occur naturally or artificially, by genetic engineering techniques

amplification

1. An increase in the magnitude or strength of an electric current, a force, or another physical quantity, such as a radio signal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amplification¹

First recorded in 1540–50, amplification is from the Latin word amplificātiōn- (stem of amplificātiō ). See ample, -i-, -fication

Example Sentences

Classical music was the extreme music of its time, and proved you don’t need electricity, amplification or even gory lyrics to be heavy.

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They don’t need, though get, amplification, which is thankfully respectful.

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“You know what I’m talking … What I’m saying is there was no demonization, amplification about that woman before she died. It was a specific crime against her by somebody who knew her.”

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The notification, in an email from the federal Department of Education, was 84 words in length — and, according to education officials and advocates, included no amplification:

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What media critics call “distributed amplification,” football calls “flooding the zone” and school librarians call “wasting everyone’s time” is the beginning and the end of their strategy.

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Related Words

• elaboration