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amplifier

[am-pluh-fahy-er] / ˈæm pləˌfaɪ ər /
NOUN
speaker
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This type of amplifier relies on energy stored in a light beam that acts as a "pump."

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

A few paces away, Jerry Garcia’s “Budman” amplifier, once part of the Grateful Dead’s three-story high “Wall of Sound,” perched atop a podium.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

What made that possible was a “pickup,” essentially a magnet mounted under the strings that turned vibrations into an electric current that connects to an amplifier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

"Marshall made me a new amplifier some years ago," reveals Tufnel.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

The principal was without the help of a voice amplifier.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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