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

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:

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

The festival has been slowly evolving a system of outdoor amplification, and it captures excellent audio on streams of the Libbey Bowl concerts.

From Los Angeles Times

All prove believable and their trio at the end is exquisite, even if with amplification and the dramatic limitations of the production they have limited presence.

From Los Angeles Times

Second is “amplification” of the variety within your organization so it “better matches the variety of the environment.”

From Salon

Related Words

• elaboration