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Definition of amplification
1a : an act, example, or product of amplifyingb : a usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence (as in a polymerase chain reaction)
2a : the particulars by which a statement is expandedb : an expanded statement
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On that night, sound amplification was limited to about 60-percent strength, the band was onstage by 7:20 and gone by 9, and only about 7,500 attendees showed up.
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Baltimore Shakespeare Factory likewise eschews amplification.
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Balances and amplification were such that string and wind performers far back on the Center's deep stage often were louder and clearer than drummers a few feet away.
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Kaempfe said the band's concerts are family-oriented and use no amplification of sound.
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This amplification is made possible by the Internet and centralized social media platforms, which combine to create mass echo chambers.
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Although there was no amplification, the orchestra played on and completed the concert, Carollo said.
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Cellphone amplification is a topic the State's Attorney's office is still researching, County Board Chairman Drew Frasz said.
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Singers like Holiday, Sinatra, and Baker explored the possibilities of what amplification could accomplish, cooing and chatting over their bands in a way that felt intimate, as though the words were being poured into your ears alone.
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First Known Use of amplification
1546
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playMedical Definition of amplification
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)
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