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# amplification

«amplification» in Mova's school dictionary: **Making a sound or signal louder or stronger** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (amplification, amplifications)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Making a sound or signal louder or stronger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#m1)

2) (formal) Adding more detail to explain something better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/#m2)

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

### note

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «amplification» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amplification/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.