amplification
French, noun/ɑ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
amplification is spelled A-M-P-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,485th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amplification is a French feminine noun meaning “amplification (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “. Action d’amplifier. Amplification oratoire”.
What does amplification mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineamplification (all senses)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. . Action d’amplifier. Amplification oratoire. 2. Il se disait, dans les collèges, des discours que les écoliers faisaient sur un sujet qu’on leur donnait à développer. 3. Désigne le grossissement des corps vus à travers une lunette. 4. Désigne aussi des modifications d’effets d’un courant électrique obtenues au moyen de l’amplificateur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amplification
- amplifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amplification?
- /ɑ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
- \ɑ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amplification
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amplification in French?
amplification appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).