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amplifier

  • /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/ UK
  • /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛəm.plə.faɪ.ɚ] Canada, US
  • /ˈæm.plə.faɪɹ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɛəm.plə.faɪɹ] Canada, US
  • /ˈæm.plə.fɑɪ.ə/ Australia
  • /ˈeːm.plə.fɑɪ.ə/ Australia

Rhymes with -aɪ.ə(ɹ)

noun amplifiers

  1. Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense. The football team is not an extension of Iran’s leaders, but is in fact the opposite, seen as an amplifier for freedom, group expression, modernity.
  2. An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
  3. An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
  4. A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
  5. A lens that enlarges the field of vision.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: amplification, enhancer, amp, magnifier, loudspeaker, preamplifier, preamp, booster, strengthener, lifter, intensifier, increaser, escalator, extender, expander, enlarger

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noun anything that amplifies

Españolamplificador, amplificadora
中文放大器 fàngdàqì
Portuguêsamplificador
Françaisamplificateur
DeutschVerstärker
Русскийусили́тель usilítelʹ
Tiếng Việtbộ khuếch đại, máy khuếch đại, thiết bị khuếch đại

noun appliance or circuit

Españolamplificador
한국어앰프 aempeu, 증폭기 jeungpokgi
日本語増幅器 zōfukuki, アンプ anpu
中文放大器 fàngdàqì
Portuguêsamplificador
Françaisamplificateur
DeutschVerstärker
Italianoamplificatore
Русскийусили́тель usilítelʹ
Tiếng Việtkhuếch đại điện tử
العربيةمضخم إلكتروني
עבריתמַגְבֵּר

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@misc{amplifier_2026,
  title = {amplifier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amplifier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}