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overamplifies

overamplifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overamplify.

Meaning of overamplify

Verb

overamplify (third-person singular simple present overamplifies, present participle overamplifying, simple past and past participle overamplified)

  1. To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
    • Pastor Andres's public voice was deep and rumbly; with the mike overamplifying him, and the faint Hispanic accent, he was hard to understand.2006, Sara Paretsky, Fire Sale, page 109
  2. To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
    • Physiological thresholds can differ from behavioral thresholds by ±15–20 dB HL. Thus, without verification of behavioral responses with amplification, hearing aids may underamplify or overamplify.2006, Patricia Spencer, Advances in the Spoken-Language Development of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, →ISBN

Questions about overamplifies

What is overamplifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overamplifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overamplify.

Words near overamplifies in the dictionary

  1. overamperage
  2. overamping
  3. overamplification
  4. overamplifications
  5. overamplified
  6. overamplifies
  7. overamplify
  8. overamplifying
  9. overamps
  10. overanaesthetise
  11. overanaesthetised

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