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Webster 1913 Edition
Amplifier
Am′pli-fiˊer
,Noun.
One who or that which amplifies.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amplifier
AM'PLIFIER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
amplifier
amplifier
English
Noun
amplifier (plural amplifiers)
- Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
- (linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
- (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
- (music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
Derived terms
Terms derived from amplifier
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Related terms
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Translations
anything that amplifies
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an appliance or circuit
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See also
French
Etymology
From Latin amplificō, amplificāre (“to enlarge”), from amplus (“large”) + faciō, facere (“make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃p.lif.je/
Verb
amplifier
- to amplify
Conjugation of amplifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | amplifier | avoir amplifié | |||||
| gerund | en amplifiant | en ayant amplifié | |||||
| present participle | amplifiant /ɑ̃.pli.fjɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | amplifié /ɑ̃.pli.fje/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | amplifie /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
amplifies /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
amplifie /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
amplifions /ɑ̃.pli.fjɔ̃/ |
amplifiez /ɑ̃.pli.fje/ |
amplifient /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
| imperfect | amplifiais /ɑ̃.pli.fjɛ/ |
amplifiais /ɑ̃.pli.fjɛ/ |
amplifiait /ɑ̃.pli.fjɛ/ |
amplifiions /ɑ̃.pli.fi.jɔ̃/ |
amplifiiez /ɑ̃.pli.fi.je/ |
amplifiaient /ɑ̃.pli.fjɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | amplifiai /ɑ̃.pli.fje/ |
amplifias /ɑ̃.pli.fja/ |
amplifia /ɑ̃.pli.fja/ |
amplifiâmes /ɑ̃.pli.fjam/ |
amplifiâtes /ɑ̃.pli.fjat/ |
amplifièrent /ɑ̃.pli.fjɛʁ/ |
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| future | amplifierai /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁe/ |
amplifieras /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁa/ |
amplifiera /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁa/ |
amplifierons /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
amplifierez /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁe/ |
amplifieront /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | amplifierais /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁɛ/ |
amplifierais /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁɛ/ |
amplifierait /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁɛ/ |
amplifierions /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
amplifieriez /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁje/ |
amplifieraient /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | amplifie /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
amplifies /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
amplifie /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
amplifiions /ɑ̃.pli.fi.jɔ̃/ |
amplifiiez /ɑ̃.pli.fi.je/ |
amplifient /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
| imperfect1 |
amplifiasse /ɑ̃.pli.fjas/ |
amplifiasses /ɑ̃.pli.fjas/ |
amplifiât /ɑ̃.pli.fja/ |
amplifiassions /ɑ̃.pli.fja.sjɔ̃/ |
amplifiassiez /ɑ̃.pli.fja.sje/ |
amplifiassent /ɑ̃.pli.fjas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | amplifie /ɑ̃.pli.fi/ |
— | amplifions /ɑ̃.pli.fjɔ̃/ |
amplifiez /ɑ̃.pli.fje/ |
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