"amplifier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/ [UK], /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/ [US], /ˈæm.plə.faɪɹ/ [US] Forms: amplifiers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ.ə(ɹ) Etymology: amplify + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|amplify|er|id2=agent noun}} amplify + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} amplifier (plural amplifiers)
  1. Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense. Translations (anything that amplifies): усилвател (usilvatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), amplificador [masculine] (Catalan), 放大器 (fàngdàqì) (Chinese Mandarin), forstærker [common-gender] (Danish), vahvistin (Finnish), amplificateur [masculine] (French), Verstärker [masculine] (German), aimplitheoir [masculine] (Irish), заси́лувач (zasíluvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), amplificador [masculine] (Portuguese), усили́тель (usilítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), amplificador [masculine] (Spanish), amplificadora [feminine] (Spanish), förstärkare [common-gender] (Swedish), bộ khuếch đại (Vietnamese), máy khuếch đại (Vietnamese), thiết bị khuếch đại (Vietnamese), mwyhadur [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-amplifier-en-noun-BWcicE0- Disambiguation of 'anything that amplifies': 67 3 3 14 13
  2. (linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally". Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (type of adverb): vahvistava adverbi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-amplifier-en-noun-DUxViMGV Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'type of adverb': 3 72 12 9 4
  3. (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal. Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (appliance or circuit): مضخم إلكتروني (Arabic), বিবর্ধক (bibordhok) (Bengali), усилвател (usilvatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), amplificador [masculine] (Catalan), 放大器 (fàngdàqì) (Chinese Mandarin), zesilovač [masculine] (Czech), versterker (Dutch), vahvistin (Finnish), vahvari (Finnish), amplificateur [masculine] (French), Verstärker (German), מַגְבֵּר (Hebrew), erősítő (Hungarian), amplifier (Indonesian), penguat (Indonesian), aimplitheoir [masculine] (Irish), amplificatore [masculine] (Italian), 増幅器 (zōfukuki) (alt: ぞうふくき) (Japanese), アンプ (anpu) (Japanese), зорайтқыш (zoraitqyş) (Kazakh), 앰프 (aempeu) (Korean), 증폭기 (jeungpokgi) (alt: 增幅器) (Korean), заси́лувач (zasíluvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), whākaha oro (Maori), amplifikator [dated, masculine] (Polish), wzmacniacz [masculine] (Polish), amplificador [masculine] (Portuguese), ਐਂਪਲੀਫਾਇਰ (aimpalīphāira) (Punjabi), усили́тель (usilítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), zosilňovač (Slovak), amplificador [masculine] (Spanish), förstärkare [common-gender] (Swedish), pangibayo (Tagalog), ตัวขยายสัญญาณ (Thai), amplifikatör (Turkish), khuếch đại điện tử (Vietnamese), mwyhadur [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-amplifier-en-noun-ODPvr2CQ Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'appliance or circuit': 0 1 95 2 2
  4. (music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances. Categories (topical): Music Translations (in music): vahvistin (Finnish), vahvari (Finnish), erősítő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-amplifier-en-noun-WC7Wk-xH Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'in music': 0 0 0 100 0
  5. A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
    Sense id: en-amplifier-en-noun-mNHMq53K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 8 12 25 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 15 18 9 24 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Darlington amplifier, error amplifier, linear amplifier, parametric amplifier, power amplifier, push-pull amplifier, sense amplifier, tube amplifier, valve amplifier Related terms: ample, amplifiable, amplification, amplificatory, amplify, amplifying glass, amplitude, gain

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      "sense": "anything that amplifies",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "appliance or circuit",
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      "word": "amplificador"
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    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "aimpalīphāira",
      "sense": "appliance or circuit",
      "word": "ਐਂਪਲੀਫਾਇਰ"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "appliance or circuit",
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      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "appliance or circuit",
      "word": "ตัวขยายสัญญาณ"
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      "word": "amplifikatör"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "appliance or circuit",
      "word": "khuếch đại điện tử"
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