Meaning of AMPLIFICATION
| Pronunciation: | | `amplufu'keyshun
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- [n] (electricity) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
- [n] addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed"
- [n] the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
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| | Synonyms: | | elaboration, gain |
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| | See Also: | | expanding upon, expansion, increase, increase, increment, loop gain, step-up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Am`pli*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. amplificatio.]
1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions;
enlargement; extension.
2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by
particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc.,
for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description,
or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.
Exaggeration is a species of amplification. --Brande
& C.
I shall summarily, without any amplification at all,
show in what manner defects have been supplied.
--Sir J.
Davies.
3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the
subject was presented without amplifications.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment; can be in vivo or in vitro. See also: cloning, polymerase chain reaction. |
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| | Definition: | | An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment; can be in vivo or in vitro. |
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