amplification
noun (amplification, amplifications)
Everyday
- Making a sound or signal louder or stronger. tree →
- (formal) Adding more detail to explain something better. tree →
In the lessons
In science lessons about sound and electricity: speakers and amplifiers give amplification. In English, «amplification» of a point means explaining it more. Phrases: «sound amplification», «needs amplification».
Examples
- The concert used powerful amplification. tree →
- A guitar amplifier gives amplification to the strings' sound. tree →
- Hearing aids work by amplification. tree →
- Your answer needs more amplification. tree →
- A cupped hand gives a little amplification to your voice. tree →
- The microphone's amplification made her voice boom. tree →
Note
Verb: amplify; machine: amplifier (informal «amp»). Uncountable mostly.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «amplification» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «amplification» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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