amplification — [ ɑ̃plifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. amplificatio 1 ♦ Vx Agrandissement, accroissement. ♢ (1801) Opt. Grossissement. Techn. Opération consistant à accroître une amplitude ou une puissance à l aide d un amplificateur; valeur de cet accroissement… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Amplification — may refer to:* The operation of an amplifier, a natural or artificial device intended to make a signal stronger. * Amplification (rhetoric), a figure of speech that adds importance to increase its rhetorical effect. * Amplification (psychology)… … Wikipedia
amplification — Amplification. s. f. v. Figure de Rhetorique par laquelle l orateur amplifie. Il y a trop d amplification dans ce discours. On appelle aussi Amplification, Le discours entier qui est amplifié sur un sujet qu on a entrepris de traiter. Faire une… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Amplification — Am pli*fi*ca tion, n. [L. amplificatio.] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amplification — AMPLIFICATION. s. f. Terme de Rhétorique. Discours par lequel on étend le sujet qu on traite. Il y a trop d amplification dans ce discours. [b]f♛/b] On appelle dans les Colléges, Amplification, Le discours que les écoliers font sur un sujet qu on … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
amplification — amplification. См. амплификация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
amplification — I noun accession, accretion, accrual, accumulation, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, aggravation, augmentation, broadening, clarification, deepening, development, dilation, elaboration, enhancement, enlargement, expansion, explanation,… … Law dictionary
amplification — (n.) 1540s, enlargement, from L. amplificationem (nom. amplificatio) a widening, extending, noun of action from pp. stem of amplificare (see AMPLIFY (Cf. amplify)). Electronics sense is from 1915 … Etymology dictionary
amplification — [n] increase in size or effect addition, augmentation, boost, boosting, buildup, deepening, development, elaboration, enlargement, exaggeration, expansion, expatiation, extension, fleshing out, heightening, intensification, lengthening,… … New thesaurus
amplification — [am΄plə fi kā′shən] n. 1. an amplifying or being amplified 2. matter, details, etc. added to amplify a statement, report, etc. 3. a statement, etc. with something added … English World dictionary