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preamplify

preamplify verb: to amplify a low-level input signal, producing an output that can serve as the input to a higher-level amplifier.

Verb

preamplify (third-person singular simple present preamplifies, present participle preamplifying, simple past and past participle preamplified)

  1. (transitive) To amplify a low-level input signal, producing an output that can serve as the input to a higher-level amplifier.

Forms of preamplify

third-person singular presentpreamplifies
present participlepreamplifying
past participlepreamplified
pastpreamplified

Origin of preamplify

From pre- + amplify.

Questions about preamplify

What does preamplify mean?
Preamplify means to amplify a low-level input signal, producing an output that can serve as the input to a higher-level amplifier.
What part of speech is preamplify?
Preamplify is a verb.
What is the past tense of preamplify?
The past tense of preamplify is preamplified.

Words near preamplify in the dictionary

  1. preamplifications
  2. preamplified
  3. preamplifier
  4. preamplifiers
  5. preamplifies
  6. preamplify
  7. preamplifying
  8. preamps
  9. preampullary
  10. preamputation
  11. preamylase

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