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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amplification \Am`pli*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. amplificatio.] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension. 2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject. Exaggeration is a species of amplification. --Brande & C. I shall summarily, without any amplification at all show in what manner defects have been supplied. --Sir J. Davies. 3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as the subject was presented without amplifications. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amplification n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail: "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed" [syn: {elaboration}] 2: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: {gain}] 3: (electricity) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
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