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amplification

.æmplifi'keiʃәn5 senses · 111 ms
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noun/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  1. 1

    The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.countableuncountable

  3. 3

    Gain.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.countableuncountable

  5. 5

    A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).countableuncountable

  6. 6

    A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.countableuncountable

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