amplifier
/ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.45 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
noun
A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
noun
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Example Sentences
- "The football team is not an extension of Iran’s leaders, but is in fact the opposite, seen as an amplifier for freedom, group expression, modernity."
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 amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English amplifier From amplify + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Darlington amplifier
error amplifier
linear amplifier
parametric amplifier
power amplifier
pre-amplifier
push-pull amplifier
radio amplifier