单词 | amplification |
释义 | amplification[ am-pluh-fi-key-shuhn ] / ˌæm plə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR amplification ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act of amplifying or the state of being amplified. expansion of a statement, narrative, etc., as for rhetorical purposes: In the revision, the story underwent considerable amplification. a statement, narrative, etc., so expanded: The text of the second edition was an amplification. the matter or substance used to expand an idea, statement, or the like: He added an extra paragraph to his speech as an amplification. Electricity. increase in the strength of current, voltage, or power. Genetics. gene amplification. Origin of amplificationFirst recorded in 1540–50, amplification is from the Latin word amplificātiōn- (stem of amplificātiō). See ample, -i-, -fication Words nearby amplificationamplexifoliate, amplexus, ampliate, ampliation, amplidyne, amplification, amplificatory, amplifier, amplifier host, amplify, amplitude Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amplificationBritish Dictionary definitions for amplificationamplification / (ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) / nounthe act or result of amplifying material added to a statement, story, etc, in order to expand or clarify it a statement, story, etc, with such additional material electronics
Also called: gene amplification genetics the production of multiple copies of a particular gene or DNA sequence. It can occur naturally or artificially, by genetic engineering techniques Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for amplificationamplification [ ăm′plə-fĭ-kā′shən ] n.The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality. The result of such a process. The process by which genes or DNA sequences are copied in an organism or in the laboratory. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for amplificationamplification [ ăm′plə-fĭ-kā′shən ] An increase in the magnitude or strength of an electric current, a force, or another physical quantity, such as a radio signal. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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