amplification
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin amplificatio, from amplificare (“to amplify”); see amplify.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun [edit]
amplification (plural amplifications)
- the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding to
- (physics) the act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current
- (electronics) gain
- (genetics) using 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)
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Translations [edit]
result of amplifying
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in electronics
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External links [edit]
- amplification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- amplification in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
