# amplification

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #24,651

## Definitions
1. The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
2. The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
3. Gain.
4. The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
5. A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
6. A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.

## Etymology
From Latin amplificātiō, from amplificō (“I amplify”); see amplify.
Etymology tree
Latin amplus
Latin -ficō
Latin amplificō
Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Latin -tiō
Latin amplificātiōlbor.
English amplification

## Common misspellings (20)
`amlpification`, `ammplification`, `ampilfication`, `amplfiication`, `amplifciation`, `ampliffication`, `amplifiaction`, `amplificaiton`, `amplificasion`, `amplificatino`, `amplificationn`, `amplificatoin`, `amplificattion`, `amplificcation`, `amplifictaion`, `ampliifcation`, `ampllification`, `ampplification`, `apmlification`, `maplification`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amplification