amplification

Meanings

Plural: amplifications

Noun

• addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
  • "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"
• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
• (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
• The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
• The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
• Gain.
• The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
• 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).
• 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.

Synonyms

elaboration, gain

Related Words

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