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amplification

[am-pluh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌæm plə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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If Charlottesville taught journalists to be wary of amplifying ideology, the current moment demands an understanding that, in an attention economy, amplification itself is the ideology.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

It took the combination of shellac discs, electronic amplification and an automatic record-changer for National Automatic Music Company to manufacture the first 20-song multiplay machines in 1927.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Lang also insists upon amplification, which can or cannot enhance the intelligibility of text.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

"It's mostly about making the signal amplification stronger or increasing the amount of squeezing. One way to do that is to control the position of the spins in the 2Dxy plane, forming a regular array."

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Even with amplification he was barely audible against the shouting and singing outside, and at one point a group of policemen rushed out.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela