amplification

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

   a few remarks added in amplification and defense

2. 2
   noun

   (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

3. 3
   noun

   the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

4. 4
   noun

   The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.

5. 5
   noun

   The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.

6. 6
   noun

   Gain.

7. 7
   noun

   The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.

8. 8
   noun

   A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).

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.