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# amplification

noun (amplification, amplifications)

«amplification» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Making a sound or signal louder or stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#m1)
2. (formal) Adding more detail to explain something better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about sound and electricity: speakers and amplifiers give amplification. In English, «amplification» of a point means explaining it more. Phrases: «sound amplification», «needs amplification».

### Examples

- The concert used powerful amplification. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#x1)
- A guitar amplifier gives amplification to the strings' sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#x2)
- Hearing aids work by amplification. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#x3)
- Your answer needs more amplification. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#x4)
- A cupped hand gives a little amplification to your voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#x5)
- The microphone's amplification made her voice boom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#x6)

### Note

Verb: amplify; machine: amplifier (informal «amp»). Uncountable mostly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amplification» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amplification» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amplification.html) on Mova free.