Amplification
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Origin
From Latin amplificatio, from amplificare ("to amplify"); see amplify.
Full definition of amplification
Noun
amplification
(plural amplifications)- the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding to
- (physics) the act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current
- (electronics) gain
- (genetics) using 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)