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amplifier
[ am-pluh-fahy-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that amplifies or enlarges.
- an electronic component or circuit for amplifying power, current, or voltage.
amplifier
/ ˈæɪˌڲɪə /
noun
- an electronic device used to increase the strength of the signal fed into it
- such a device used for the amplification of audio frequency signals in a radio, etc
- photog an additional lens for altering the focal length of a camera lens
- a person or thing that amplifies
amplifier
- In electronics, a device that takes a small electric signal and converts it into a large one. Amplifiers are used in stereo systems, electric guitars, and loudspeakers.
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Drummer Colin Ward remembers the young guitarist kicking his amplifiers before taking his frustration one step further.
Onions — and their extended allium family, which includes garlic, leeks, shallots, chives and scallions—are nature’s greatest flavor amplifiers.
Keyless repeaters and signal amplifiers scramble the signal from remote key fobs inside people's homes, enabling criminals to unlock cars.
Coleman is no defender of Trump, whom he calls "an incredible amplifier of these kinds of hostilities."
This process, which eliminates the need for an external amplifier, consumes very little energy.
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