amplification
IPA: æmpɫʌfʌkˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
- (physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
- (electronics) Gain.
- (genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
- (organic chemistry) 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).
- (translation studies) A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
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Examples of "amplification" in Sentences
- Yet despite the problems in amplification, I was not sorry that I attended.
- Treatment and care for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, other autoimmune disorders and pain amplification syndromes
- Again amplification and electronic augmentation are the rule here, but the distinctive incorporation of vocal material is unique.
- And then, there's 1. the sheer scale of the gigantic one, 2. the humongous identification with POWER, 3. the "#1" and "Always Right," and 4. added amplification from the "cash" and the "roar."
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