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preamp

preamp is the alternative spelling of pre-amp.

Meaning of pre-amp

Noun

pre-amp (plural pre-amps)

  1. A preamplifier.

Verb

preamp (third-person singular simple present preamps, present participle preamping, simple past and past participle preamped)

  1. preamplify

Forms of preamp

Noun
pluralpreamps
Verb
third-person singular presentpreamps
present participlepreamping
past participlepreamped
pastpreamped

Origin of preamp

From pre- + amp.

Questions about preamp

What does preamp mean?
Preamp means preamplify.
What is preamp the alternative spelling of?
Preamp is the alternative spelling of pre-amp.
What part of speech is preamp?
Preamp is a verb.
What is the past tense of preamp?
The past tense of preamp is preamped.

Words near preamp in the dictionary

  1. preambulatory
  2. preambulous
  3. preameloblast
  4. preameloblasts
  5. preamendment
  6. preamp
  7. preamped
  8. preamping
  9. preamplification
  10. preamplifications
  11. preamplified

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preamp (page history and authors); pre-amp (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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