amplification
n.
strengthening, reinforcement; enlarging
Amplification
amplification
Noun
1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed"
(synonym) elaboration
(hypernym) expansion, expanding upon
2. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
(synonym) gain
(hypernym) increase, increment
(hyponym) loop gain
3. (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
(hypernym) increase, step-up
(classification) electricity
amplification (f)
n.
amplification, strengthening; magnification
Amplification
(n.)
The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications.
(n.)
The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.
(n.)
The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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