Definitions for: Amplification


[n] (electricity) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
[n] addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed"
[n] the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input



Webster (1913) Definition: Am`pli*fi*ca"tion, n. [L. amplificatio.]
1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions;
enlargement; extension.

2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by
particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc.,
for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description,
or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.

Exaggeration is a species of amplification. --Brande
& C.

I shall summarily, without any amplification at all,
show in what manner defects have been supplied.
--Sir J.
Davies.

3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the
subject was presented without amplifications.

Synonyms: elaboration, gain

See Also: expanding upon, expansion, increase, increase, increment, loop gain, step-up

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