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am·pli·fi·er
(ăm′plə-fī′ər)n.
1. One that amplifies, enlarges, or extends.
2.
a. An electronic device that is used to increase the magnitude of an electrical signal.
b. A device that is used to increase the magnitude of an information-carrying signal.
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amplifier
(ˈæmplɪˌfaɪə)n
1. (Electronics) an electronic device used to increase the strength of the signal fed into it
2. (Electronics) such a device used for the amplification of audio frequency signals in a radio, etc
3. (Photography) photog an additional lens for altering the focal length of a camera lens
4. a person or thing that amplifies
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am•pli•fi•er
(ˈæm pləˌfaɪ ər)n.
1. a person or device that amplifies or enlarges.
2. an electronic component or circuit for amplifying power, current, or voltage.
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amplifier
An electronic device that increases the strength of a signal.
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Noun 1. [画像:amplifier - electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it]amplifier - electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
audio amplifier - an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound
booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter, booster - an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
maser - an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation
P.A., P.A. system, PA system, public address system, PA - an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, radio, wireless - an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
stereo, stereo system, stereophonic system, stereophony - reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
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amplifier
noun amp (informal), speaker, loudspeaker It was just a cassette deck and an amplifier, but it worked well.
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Translations
مُكَبِّر مُكَبِّـر الصَّوت
zesilovač
forstærker
vahvistin
pojačalo
magnari
アンプ
증폭기
förstärkare
เครื่องขยายเสียง
amplifikatöryükseltici
bộ khuếch đại
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amplifier
n (Rad) → Verstärker m
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amplify
(ˈӕmplifai) verb1. to make larger, especially by adding details to. versterk, ondersteun يُوَسِّع، يُطيل увеличавам amplificar rozvést erweitern forstærke; øge; forstørre επεκτείνω, μεγεθύνω desarrollar avardama توسعه دادن؛ بط دادن korostaa développer לְהַרחִיב खासकर आवाज बढा़ना povećati nagyít memperbesar auka, styrkja ampliare; esagerare 拡大する 확대하다 išplėsti paplašināt; palielināt membesarkan uitbreiden forsterke, øke, forstørre; gå i detaljer rozszerzać وسعت ورکول amplificar a dezvolta увеличивать rozviesť razširiti povećati utvidga, öka เพิ่มรายละเอียด genişletmek 詳述 збільшувати بڑھانا ، پر زور بنانا phóng đại 详述
2. to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier. versterk, verhard يُكَبِّر، يُضَخِّم الصَّوت усилвам amplificar zesílit verstärken forstærke ενισχύω amplificar võimendama تقویت کردن؛ بلند کردن صدا vahvistaa amplifier לְהַגבִּיר आवाज बढा़ना pojačati erősít memperbesar magna amplificare 増幅する 증폭하다 (su)stiprinti pastiprināt menguatkan versterken forsterke wzmacniać تقویت ورکول، د غږ پورته کول amplificar a amplifica усиливать zosilniť ojačiti poja��ati förstärka ขยายเสียง sesini yükseltmek 放大 підсилювати آواز بلند کرنا khuyếch đại 放大
ˌamplifiˈcation (-fi-) noun versterking تَوسِيع، تَكْبِير، تَضْخِيم увеличаване amplificação roz��íření, zesílení die Erweiterung, die Verstärkung forstærkning ενίσχυση, διεύρυνση amplificación; desarrollo avardus, võimendus تقویت صدا یا نیرو vahvistus amplification הגברה, הרחבה प्रवर्धन pojačanje kibővítés, nagyítás, erősítés pembesaran aukning, mögnun amplificazione 拡大, 拡充 확대 sustiprinimas paplašināšana; pastiprināšana pembesaran versterking forsterking wzmocnienie د غږ قدرت یا تقویت amplificação amplificator увеличение rozšírenie ojačanje pojačavanje utvidgning, förstärkning การเพิ่มรายละเอียด; การขยายเสียง büyütme, yükseltme 放大 збільшення; підсилення کثرت ، وفور sự phóng đại 放大
ˈamplifier noun a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness. You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment. versterker مُكَبِّـر / مُضَخِّم الصَّوت усилвател amplificador zesilovač der Verstärker forstærker ενισχυτής amplificador võimendi آمپلی فایر vahvistin amplificateur מגבר ध्वनि विस्तारक pojačalo erősítő alat memperbesar suara magnari amplificatore アンプ 증폭기 stiprintuvas pastiprinātājs pembesar versterker forsterker wzmaczniacz آمپلی فایر amplificador amplificator усилитель zosilňovač ojačevalec pojačavač förstärkare เครื่องขยายเสียง amplifikatör 放大器 підсилювач بڑھانے والا bộ khuyếch đại 放大器
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amplifier
→ مُكَبِّر zesilovač forstærker Verstärker ενισχυτής amplificador vahvistin amplificateur pojačalo amplificatore アンプ 증폭기 versterker forsterker wzmacniacz amplificador усилитель förstärkare เครื่องขยายเสียง yükseltici bộ khuếch đại 扩音器Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009