amplification
/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.12 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
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noun
The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Learned borrowing from Latin amplificātiō.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/