amplification

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #54267

Meanings

1

noun
The act of making something larger, fuller, or more detailed.

His brief comment needed some amplification before we understood it.
2

noun
The act of making a sound, signal, or electrical current stronger.

The microphone needs amplification to fill the whole hall.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making something... elaboration

2 noun · the act of making a sound,... gain

Word family

Forms amplifications

Derived forms amplificationalamplimerautoamplificationbioamplificationcoamplificationmicroamplificationmisamplificationnonamplificationoveramplificationpostamplificationpreamplificationreamplification

Related forms ampleamplifiableamplificatory amplifier amplify amplitude

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# amplification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 54267

## Meanings
1. The act of making something larger, fuller, or more detailed.
2. The act of making a sound, signal, or electrical current stronger.

## Examples
- His brief comment needed some amplification before we understood it.
- The microphone needs amplification to fill the whole hall.

## Derived Forms
- amplificational
- amplimer
- autoamplification
- bioamplification
- coamplification
- microamplification
- misamplification
- nonamplification
- overamplification
- postamplification
- preamplification
- reamplification

## Related Forms
- ample
- amplifiable
- amplificatory
- amplifier
- amplify
- amplitude

## Etymology
Etymology tree Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.

## AI Etymology
Amplification is a learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō. In present-day use, it can mean the act of making something larger, fuller, or more detailed, or the act of making a sound, signal, or electrical current stronger. Related forms include ample, amplifiable, amplificatory, amplifier, amplify. Derived formations include amplificational, amplimer, autoamplification, bioamplification, coamplification.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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