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

Examples of amplification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The impact of this moment is heralded in a coup de cinéma that is a vast amplification of the story: a repetition of the breakfast-table encounter, seen, the second time around, from Turner’s point of view. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024

Instead, the best winemakers in the area shoot for precision, for crystalline definition, and for an amplification of harmony rather than an exaggeration of individual elements. —Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

Considering this is an entirely self-sufficient setup, with amplification and wireless streaming functionality all built in—not to mention the reputation to back that up—some circles (with significantly more cash than I) would actually consider this a very reasonable price, actually. —Verity Burns, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024

On that group’s heat map of the city, Harlem, like most of Manhattan aside from Central Park, is blood red to denote its ranking in the highest category of heat amplification. —Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin amplificātiōn-, amplificātiō "act of making greater, enlarging upon (in rhetoric)," from amplificāre "to increase the size of, amplify" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing amplification

• amplification host

Kids Definition

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)