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

Minaj’s rightward political turn has been highly publicized, but its outsized amplification on the X platform seems to have caught the eyes of the Cyabra team. —Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026

The sight of microphones increased my skepticism, because amplification can only help so much if the music is too small or the space too big. —Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026

What is far more troubling than an underperforming quarterback, however, is the amplification of rhetoric that fuels division and prejudice. —Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026

Much of it was lost to the audience, since reverberant amplification gave heroic heft to Blanchett’s voice at the cost of intelligibility. —Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 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)