amplification
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Etymology
From Latin amplificātiō, from amplificō (“I amplify”); see amplify.
Pronunciation
Noun
amplification (countable and uncountable, plural amplifications)
- 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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Translations
result of amplifying
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Further reading
- “amplification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “amplification”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Etymology
From Latin amplificātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
amplification f (plural amplifications)
- amplification (all senses)
Related terms
Further reading
- “amplification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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