amplification

noun

am·​pli·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

a

: an act, example, or product of amplifying

b

: a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)

2

a

: the particulars by which a statement is expanded

b

: an expanded statement

Examples of amplification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Across each format, the unifying goal is amplification rather than commentary. —Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026

Steve Shelton, the district’s associate superintendent of operational services, told school board members earlier this month that the safety system works with an audio amplification system the district currently has available for kindergarten through second-grade classrooms. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026

Chronic anxiety amplification entails AI bots that constantly surface alarming scenarios and aim to push your buttons. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Just Women’s Sports Partners With Parker–Boston’s Post Moves Just Women’s Sports has struck a distribution and amplification partnership with AMP Sports to scale Post Moves, a show hosted by WNBA legend Candace Parker and Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin amplificātiōn-, amplificātiō "act of making greater, enlarging upon (in rhetoric)," from amplificāre "to increase the size of, amplify" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing amplification

• amplification host

Rhymes for amplification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

amplification

noun

am·​pli·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: an act, example, or product of amplifying

Medical Definition

amplification

noun

am·​pli·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌam-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: an act, example, or product of amplifying

2

: a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)