amplification
US/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
amplification noun: the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
Noun
amplification (countable and uncountable, plural amplifications)
- The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
- The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
- Gain.
- The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
- 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).
- 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.
amplification meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
amplification in Tamil
- பெருக்கம், மிகைப்பு, மிகையாக்கம், விரிவு
amplification in Urdu
- توسیع
amplification in Bengali
- বিবর্ধন
amplification in Kannada
- ಹೆಚ್ಚಳಿಕೆ, ಬಿಚ್ಚರ
More languagesFewer languages
- amplification in Sanskrit
- प्रपञ्च prapañca
- amplification in Tagalog
- amplipikasyon, pag-aamplipika
- amplification in Indonesian
- amplifikasi
Examples of amplification in a sentence
- The right to free speech is well established as not being an unqualified right to violent incitement nor to free amplification.
- The terms HDA, LAMP, MDA, NASBA, RPA, SDA, and TMA are coordinate terms beneath the hypernymic term isothermal nucleic acid amplification test.
- Hinge-lever and flextension-type displacement amplification mechanisms are adopted for the multilayer actuators.
Forms of amplification
| plural | amplifications |
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Origin of amplification
Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.
Words formed from amplification
Words that rhyme with amplification
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about amplification
- What does amplification mean?
- Amplification means the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
- What is amplification in Tamil?
- Amplification in Tamil is பெருக்கம், மிகைப்பு, மிகையாக்கம். See Amplification meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amplification?
- Amplification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce amplification?
- Amplification is pronounced /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of amplification?
- The plural of amplification is amplifications.
Words near amplification in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: amplification (page history and authors); amplification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amplification (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amplification (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amplification (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); प्रपञ्च (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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