amplification

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Synonyms: amelification, simplification, amplificative, amplication, amplifications, anglification

Antonyms: amelification, simplification, amplificative, amplication, amplifications, anglification

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Noun

1. The act, or result of [[amplifying]], [[enlarging]], [[extending]] or [[adding]].
2. {{lb|en|physics}} The act, or result of [[independently]] [[increasing]] some quantity, especially [[voltage]], [[power]] or [[current]].
3. {{lb|en|electronics}} [[gain|Gain]].
4. {{lb|en|genetics}} The using of the [[polymerase chain reaction]] (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of [[DNA]].
5. {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} A procedure used in the [[nomenclature]] of complex [[organic compound]]s in which the [[superatom]]s of a basic structure (a [[phane]]) are replaced by cyclic structures ([[amplificant]]s).
6. {{lb|en|translation studies}} A [[translation]] [[technique]] that [[involve]]s [[add]]ing [[content]] that is not [[present]] in the [[source text]] to the [[target text]], usually to [[improve]] the [[fluency]] of the [[translation]].

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