🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Verstärkung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Verstärkung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Amplification/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Verstärkung des Signals ist für das System entscheidend."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of enlarging upon or adding detail to a story or statement.

    "The report requires further amplification to clarify the main points."
  2. 2

    The increasing of the volume of sound, or the strength of an electrical signal.

    "The guitar relies on electronic amplification to fill the concert hall."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Old French amplification or Latin amplificatio(n-), from amplificare 'enlarge' (from amplus 'ample').

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