English Explanatory Dictionary

amplification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
  2. The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
  3. Gain.
  4. The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
  5. 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).
  6. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amplification.wav

Word forms

amplification amplifications

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.

Related words

ample amplifiable amplificatory amplifier amplify amplitude

Derived words

amplificational amplimer autoamplification bioamplification chirped-pulse amplification coamplification microamplification misamplification nonamplification overamplification postamplification preamplification Raman amplification reamplification somatosensory amplification underamplification
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