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Definition of Amplification

1. Noun. Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail. "An elaboration of the sketch followed"

2. Noun. The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input.

3. Noun. (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current.

Definition of Amplification

1. n. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

Definition of Amplification

1. Noun. the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding to ¹

2. Noun. (physics) the act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current ¹

3. Noun. (electronics) gain ¹

4. Noun. (genetics) using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA ¹

5. Noun. (organic chemistry) 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) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amplification

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Medical Definition of Amplification

1. An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment, can be in vivo or in vitro. See: cloning, polymerase chain reaction. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amplification

amplexiform amplexuses ampliate ampliatio ampliation ampliations ampliative amplicon amplicons amplidyne

amplidynes amplifiable amplificant amplificants amplification (current term) amplifications amplificatory amplified amplified fragment length polymorphism amplifier

amplifier host amplifiers amplifies amplify amplifying amplimer amplimers amplitude amplitude distortion

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