- amplifier
- A device, familiar in broadcasting, whereby sound is amplified so as to be more audible.
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amplifier — [ ɑ̃plifje ] v. tr. <conjug. : 7> • XV e; amplier XIIIe; lat. amplificare 1 ♦ Agrandir, augmenter les dimensions, l intensité de (spécialt à l aide d amplificateurs). Amplifier une image, un courant. Pronom. Prendre plus d amplitude, d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
amplifier — Amplifier. v. a. Estendre, augmenter. Il ne se dit qu en parlant de discours. Amplifier un discours. amplifier une nouvelle. il amplifie tousjours les choses … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
amplifier — AMPLIFIER.v. a. Étendre, augmenter par le discours. Amplifier une nouvelle. Il amplifie toujours les choses. Il amplifie tout ce qu il dit. Amplifié, ée. participe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
amplifier — (izg. èmplifajer) m DEFINICIJA tehn. žarg., v. pojačalo (1) ETIMOLOGIJA engl. ← stfr. amplifier: pojačavati, povećavati ← lat. amplificare … Hrvatski jezični portal
Amplifier — Am pli*fi er, n. One who or that which amplifies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amplifier — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Alternative Rock[1], Psychedelic Rock[2] … Deutsch Wikipedia
amplifier — amplifiér s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
amplifier — (n.) 1540s; agent noun from AMPLIFY (Cf. amplify). Electronic sense is from 1914; shortened form amp is from 1967 … Etymology dictionary
amplifier — ► NOUN 1) an electronic device for increasing the strength of electrical signals. 2) a device of this kind combined with a loudspeaker, used to amplify electric guitars and other musical instruments … English terms dictionary
amplifier — [am′plə fī΄ər] n. 1. a person or thing that amplifies 2. Electronics a device that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal … English World dictionary
Amplifier — For other uses, see Amplifier (disambiguation). Generally, an amplifier or simply amp, is a device for increasing the power of a signal. In popular use, the term usually describes an electronic amplifier, in which the input signal is usually a… … Wikipedia
