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DictionaryamplificationIncrease in strength or scale
noun

amplification

am-plih-fih-KAY-shuhn/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

An increase in strength, amount, or extent.

The speaker tests the microphone's amplification before the audience arrives.

A close oblique view of a South Asian audio operator increasing amplifier gain, with two small measurement screens physically connected before and after the amplifier showing the same signal at markedly different strengths.
Etymology
ampliLatinlarge, spacious
+ficLatinto make, do
+ationLatinact or process

The pieces express the act of “making larger.” This enlargement can concern strength or amount, but also an account or argument: early rhetorical use applied the idea to expanding what was said.

In context

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More examples

  • The editor asks for amplification of the essay's central argument.
  • The laboratory uses genetic amplification to produce many copies of the sample.
  • Electrical amplification makes the faint signal easier to detect.

Forms

amplify verb — To increase strength or develop with detail.

Similar words

enhancement
Broader improvement that need not increase magnitude.
elaboration
Specifically develops an idea by adding detail.