English Online Dictionary. What means amplifier? What does amplifier mean?
English
Etymology
From amplify + -er.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/, /ˈæm.plə.faɪɹ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ.ə(ɹ)
Noun
amplifier (plural amplifiers)
- Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
- (linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
- (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
- (music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
- A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
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See also
- gain
French
Etymology
From Latin amplificāre (“to enlarge”), from amplus (“large”) + faciō, facere (“make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pli.fje/
Verb
amplifier
- to amplify
Conjugation
Related terms
- amplificateur
Further reading
- “amplifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.