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Amplifier

/ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/

Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.

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noun
  1. 1

    Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.

  2. 2

    An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".

  3. 3

    An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.

  4. 4

    A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.

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WordDefinition
amplificationnounThe act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
enhancernounSomething that enhances.
ampnoun(colloquial, countable) Clipping of ampere. [A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A]
magnifiernounA magnifying glass.
loudspeakernounAn electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
preamplifiernounA voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier.
preampnounpreamplify
boosternounSomething that boosts.
strengthenernounOne who, or that which, gives or adds strength.
lifternounSomeone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
intensifiernoun(linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
increasernounOne who, or that which, increases.
escalatornounA motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
extendernounOne who extends.
expandernounOne who or that which expands.
enlargernounAny device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger.
augmenternounOne who, or that which, augments or increases something.
raisernounA person or thing that raises.
heightenernounThat which heightens.
aggrandizernounOne who makes great or aggrandizes.

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