amplifier

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪə(r)
• (UK) IPA: /ˈæmpləfaɪə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæmpləfaɪɚ/

Noun

amplifier (plural amplifiers)

1. Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
2. (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
3. (US, music) An amp, specifically a particular type of speaker used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.

Derived terms

error amplifier power amplifier tube amplifier valve amplifier

Related terms

amplifying glass ample amplifiable amplification

amplificatory amplify amplitude

Translations

anything that amplifies

• Bulgarian: усилвател (bg) (usilvatel) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 放大器 (cmn) (fàngdàqì)

• Danish: forstærker (da) c
• Finnish: vahvistin, suurentaja, laajentaja, selittäjä, vahvari (fi)
• French: amplificateur (fr) m

• German: Verstärker (de) m
• Macedonian: засилувач (mk) (zasíluvač) m
• Russian: усилитель (ru) (usilítelʹ) m
• Spanish: amplificador (es) m, amplificadora (es) f
• Welsh: mwyhadur (cy) m

an appliance or circuit

• Bulgarian: усилвател (bg) (usilvatel) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 放大器 (cmn) (fàngdàqì)

• Czech: zesilovač (cs) m
• Finnish: vahvistin (fi), vahvari (fi)
• French: amplificateur (fr) m
• Hungarian: erősítő (hu)

• Italian: amplificatore (it) m
• Japanese: 増幅器 (ja) (ぞうふくき, zōfukuki), アンプ (ja) (anpu)
• Macedonian: засилувач (mk) (zasíluvač) m
• Russian: усилитель (ru) (usilítelʹ) m
• Spanish: amplificador (es) m
• Welsh: mwyhadur (cy) m

See also

• gain

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French

Etymology

From Latin amplificō, amplificāre (“to enlarge”), from amplus (“large”) + faciō, facere (“make”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA: /ɑ̃p.lif.je/ X-SAMPA: /A~p.lif.je/

Verb

amplifier

1. to amplify

   Conjugation of amplifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		amplifier			avoir amplifié
gerund		en amplifiant			en ayant amplifié
present participle		amplifiant
past participle		amplifié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	amplifie	amplifies	amplifie	amplifions	amplifiez	amplifient
	imperfect	amplifiais	amplifiais	amplifiait	amplifiions	amplifiiez	amplifiaient
	past historic1	amplifiai	amplifias	amplifia	amplifiâmes	amplifiâtes	amplifièrent
	future	amplifierai	amplifieras	amplifiera	amplifierons	amplifierez	amplifieront
	conditional	amplifierais	amplifierais	amplifierait	amplifierions	amplifieriez	amplifieraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	amplifie	amplifies	amplifie	amplifiions	amplifiiez	amplifient
	imperfect1	amplifiasse	amplifiasses	amplifiât	amplifiassions	amplifiassiez	amplifiassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	amplifie	—	amplifions	amplifiez	—
1literary tenses

Related terms

• amplificateur