Dictionary

amplifier en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæm.plə.fɑɪ.ə/ (Australia)
• /ˈæm.plə.faɪɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈeːm.plə.fɑɪ.ə/ (Australia)
• /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈɛəm.plə.faɪ.ɚ] (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈɛəm.plə.faɪɹ] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificārebor. Old French amplifierbor. Middle English amplifiyen English amplify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English amplifier From amplify + -er.

Meanings

1. Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
   • The football team is not an extension of Iran’s leaders, but is in fact the opposite, seen as an amplifier for freedom, group expression, modernity. 2022 November 21, Barney Ronay, “Iran’s brave and powerful gesture is a small wonder from a World Cup of woe”, in The Guardian:
2. An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
3. An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
4. A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
5. A lens that enlarges the field of vision.

Forms

Deriveds

push-pull amplifier · valve amplifier · pre-amplifier · bioamplifier · linear amplifier · parametric amplifier · multiamplifier · microamplifier · sense amplifier · amplidyne · preamplifier · radio amplifier · Darlington amplifier · power amplifier · error amplifier · photoamplifier · tube amplifier

Relateds

amplify · amplification · amplifiable · amplificatory · amplifying glass · amplitude · ample · gain

Translations (62)

pl amplifikator (appliance or circuit) · pt amplificador (appliance or circuit) · cy mwyhadur (anything that amplifies) · tl pangibayo (appliance or circuit) · sv förstärkare (appliance or circuit) · kk зорайтқыш (appliance or circuit) · mk заси́лувач (anything that amplifies) · bn বিবর্ধক (appliance or circuit) · fi vahvari (in music) · cy mwyhadur (appliance or circuit) · es amplificador (appliance or circuit) · fi vahvistin (in music) · ca amplificador (anything that amplifies) · pt amplificador (anything that amplifies) · fr amplificateur (appliance or circuit) · bg усилвател (anything that amplifies) · bg усилвател (appliance or circuit) · vi máy khuếch đại (anything that amplifies) · ru усили́тель (appliance or circuit) · hu erősítő (in music) · mk заси́лувач (appliance or circuit) · id penguat (appliance or circuit) · ca amplificador (appliance or circuit) · ga aimplitheoir (anything that amplifies) · sk zosilňovač (appliance or circuit) · vi thiết bị khuếch đại (anything that amplifies) · ga aimplitheoir (appliance or circuit) · hu erősítő (appliance or circuit) · it amplificatore (appliance or circuit) · ar مضخم إلكتروني (appliance or circuit) · pl wzmacniacz (appliance or circuit) · ko 증폭기 (appliance or circuit) · id amplifier (appliance or circuit) · tr amplifikatör (appliance or circuit) · fi vahvari (appliance or circuit) · fi vahvistin (appliance or circuit) · de Verstärker (appliance or circuit) · fr amplificateur (anything that amplifies) · mi whākaha oro (appliance or circuit) · es amplificador (anything that amplifies) · vi bộ khuếch đại (anything that amplifies) · ja アンプ (appliance or circuit) · pa ਐਂਪਲੀਫਾਇਰ (appliance or circuit) · nl versterker (appliance or circuit) · kk күшейткіш (appliance or circuit) · da forstærker (anything that amplifies) · sv förstärkare (anything that amplifies) · cmn 放大器 (appliance or circuit) · sv förstärkare (in music) · de Verstärker (anything that amplifies) · cmn 放大器 (anything that amplifies) · vi khuếch đại điện tử (appliance or circuit) · he מַגְבֵּר (appliance or circuit) · th ตัวขยายสัญญาณ (appliance or circuit) · cs zesilovač (appliance or circuit) · ru усили́тель (anything that amplifies) · ko 앰프 (appliance or circuit) · fi vahvistin (anything that amplifies) · fi vahvistava adverbi (type of adverb) · ja 増幅器 (appliance or circuit) · es amplificadora (anything that amplifies) · bg усилвател (in music)