AMPLIFICATION

amplification

(noun) (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

amplification, elaboration

(noun) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; “a few remarks added in amplification and defense”; “an elaboration of the sketch followed”

amplification, gain

(noun) the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

amplification (countable and uncountable, plural amplifications)

The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.

(physics) The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.

(electronics) Gain.

(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.

(organic chemistry) 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).

(translation studies) 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.

Source: Wiktionary

Am`pli*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. amplificatio.]

1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

2. (Rhet.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition