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amplificationThe process of making something larger, stronger, or more detailed; expansion or enhancement of sound, signals, or ideas.

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The process of making something larger, stronger, or more detailed; expansion or enhancement of sound, signals, or ideas.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Example Sentences

  • The rock band's amplification was so loud that my neighbor's cat learned to play drums from the vibrations.
  • Without proper amplification, her brilliant ideas remained unheard in the large conference room.
  • The microscope's amplification revealed bacteria having what appeared to be a tiny dance party.

amplification

NOUN

[/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/]

The process of making something larger, stronger, or more detailed; expansion or enhancement of sound, signals, or ideas.

The process of making something larger, stronger, or more detailed; expansion or enhancement of sound, signals, or ideas.
💡 Concept

The process of making something larger, stronger, or more detailed; expansion or enhancement of sound, signals, or ideas.

Amplification ends frustration, enabling global communication!
🎵 Rhyme

Amplification ends frustration, enabling global communication!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootampli
Suffix--fication

Origin

From Latin amplificare, meaning 'to enlarge or make greater.' The word literally meant 'to make ample or spacious,' often used by Roman orators who needed to project their voices across large public spaces.

Breakdown

ampli- (large, spacious) + -fic- (to make) + -ation (noun suffix indicating process or result)

🎵Rhyme

clarificationspecificationmodification

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The rock band's amplification was so loud that my neighbor's cat learned to play drums from the vibrations.

Without proper amplification, her brilliant ideas remained unheard in the large conference room.

😄 Fun example

The microscope's amplification revealed bacteria having what appeared to be a tiny dance party.

PCR amplification allows scientists to make millions of copies of DNA from a single sample.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

enhancementexpansionmagnificationenlargementintensification

Antonyms

reductiondiminishment

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