"preamplifier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: preamplifiers [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + amplifier. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|amplifier}} pre- + amplifier Head templates: {{en-noun}} preamplifier (plural preamplifiers)
  1. A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier. Wikipedia link: preamplifier Synonyms: pre-amp Translations (voltage amplifier): предусилвател (predusilvatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 前置放大器 (qiánzhì fàngdàqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 前置放大電路 (Chinese Mandarin), 前置放大电路 (qiánzhìfàng dàdiànlù) (Chinese Mandarin), 前級放大器 (Chinese Mandarin), 前级放大器 (qiánjí fàngdàqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 前級擴大機 (Chinese Mandarin), 前级扩大机 (qiánjí kuòdàjī) (Chinese Mandarin), voorversterker [masculine] (Dutch), antaŭamplifilo (Esperanto), esivahvistin (Finnish), préamplificateur [masculine] (French), préampli [masculine] (French), przedwzmacniacz [masculine] (Polish), предусили́тель (predusilítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), förförstärkare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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