amplification
noun
am·pli·fi·ca·tion
ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
1
a
: an act, example, or product of amplifying
b
: a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)
2
a
: the particulars by which a statement is expanded
b
: an expanded statement
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Habitaat recorded without speakers or extra amplification, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
As with Arctic amplification, this land-ocean contrast can be seen in observed warming.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
The new version has 2 x 80W Class AB amplification, HDMI eARC for seamless TV integration and all the wireless upgrades of the A5+.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
As with Arctic amplification, this land-ocean contrast can be seen in observed warming.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
The new version has 2 x 80W Class AB amplification, HDMI eARC for seamless TV integration and all the wireless upgrades of the A5+.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Amplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amplification. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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amplification
noun
am·pli·fi·ca·tion
ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən
: an act, example, or product of amplifying
Medical Definition
amplification
noun
am·pli·fi·ca·tion
ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən
1
: an act, example, or product of amplifying
2
: a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)
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