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Amplification

Definitions: Amplification

Amplification

Noun

1. Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail: "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed".

2. The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input.

3. (electricity) the act of increasing voltage or power or current.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "amplification" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Etymology: Amplification \Am`pli*fi*ca"tion\, noun. [Latin expression amplificatio.]. (Websters 1913)


Specialty Definitions: Amplification

DomainDefinitions

Electrical Engineering

The increase in magnitude of an electrical signal in transmission from one point to another. Source: European Union. (references)

Geological

Most earthquakes are relatively small, in fact, so small that no one feels them. In order for seismologists to see the recording of the movement of the ground from the smaller earthquakes, the recording has to be made larger. It's like looking at the recording through a magnifying glass, and the amount that it is magnified is the amplification. Shaking levels at a site may also be increased by focusing of seismic energy caused by the geometry of the sediment velocity structure, such as basin subsurface topography, or by surface topography. (references)

Mechanical Engineering

The ratio between the output signal variations and the control signal variations(for analogue devices only). Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

The production of additional copies of a chromosomal DNA sequence, found as either intrachromosomal or extrachromosomal DNA. Source: European Union. (references)
 Excess Na + activates a transporter that exchanges Na + for Ca 2+; internal positive charges activate voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels; and IP 3 releases Ca 2+ from intracellular stores. The resulting Ca 2+ overload, combined with excess DAG, activates enzymes that increase cellular sensitivity to glutamate and other excitatory stimuli and increase the contribution of the voltagegated Ca 2+ channels. Further build up of Ca 2+ triggers the release of glutamate, thus spreading the toxic cascade to other cells. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Amplification

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An amplification is a figure of speech that adds importance to or makes the most of a statement, to increase its rhetorical effect.

For other meanings, see amplifier.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Amplification."

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Synonyms: Amplification

Synonyms: elaboration (n), gain (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Amplification

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Diffuseness

Noun: diffuseness; Adjective: amplification; Verb: dilating; Verb: verbosity, verbiage, cloud of words, copia verborum; flow of words; (loquacity); looseness.

Expansion

Noun: expansion; increase; of size; enlargement, extension, augmentation; amplification, ampliation; aggrandizement, spread, increment, growth, development, pullulation, swell, dilation, rarefaction; turgescence, turgidness, turgidity; dispansion; obesity; (size); hydrocephalus, hydrophthalmus; dropsy, tumefaction, intumescence, swelling, tumor, diastole, distension; puffing, puffiness; inflation; pandiculation.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Amplification

English words defined with "amplification": Ampliationelaboration, electronic transistor, electronic voltmeter, Epideictic, Euhemerismjunction transistorlasermaseroptical maserPA system, public address systemRhetoricationtransistor, triode. (references)
Specialty definitions using "amplification": amplifying stage, amplitude filter, amplitude limiter, amplitude-limiting circuit, automatic gain control, automatic volume control, automatik peak limiterbipolar transistor, Branched DNA Signal Amplification Assayclipping circuit, Complement 3b Inactivatorsgain-time control, Gene Amplification, Genes, erbB-2i-c pre-amp, ice and snow-albedo-temperature feedback, in vitro directed molecular evolution, integrated-circuit preamplifier, iraserLigase Chain Reaction, limiter circuitMicrobial Growth, microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, microwave amplifying device, Molecular Evolutionnozzle thrust coefficient, Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniquespeak limiterRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique, remote cut-off tubeSelf-Sustained Sequence Replication, sensitive earth fault protection, sensitivity time control, SSA, superheterodyne, superluminescent LED, supersonic-heterodyne receiverTaq Polymerase, time-varied gain, TWT, TWTAvariable-mu tube, variable-mu valve, variable-mutual conductance valve. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Amplification" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (amplification, elaboration, magnification).

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Commercial Usage: Amplification

DomainTitle

Books

  • Biological Amplification Systems in Immunology (reference)

  • Coherence, Amplification, and Quantum Effects in Semiconductor Lasers (reference)

  • Gene Amplification in Mammalian Cells: A Comprehensive Guide (reference)

  • Gene Amplification Technologies: End Users, Marketers, and Markets [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies: Application to Disease Diagnosis (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Photo Album: Amplification

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Figure 46 (cont.) Shaeffer and Budenberg recording manometer, mechanism above, recording graph below. The instrument is within an enclosed case which is acted upon by water pressure. An amplification mechanism transmits the displacement to a pen which records the corresponding depth on a gridded sheet.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Amplification

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Newer techniques, such as ribosomal RNA amplification on sterile site tissue biopsies may shed new light on the etiologic agent. (references)

Ebola HF typically appears in sporadic outbreaks, usually spread within a health-care setting (a situation known as amplification). (references)

The amplification of infection within the CNS occurs through cycles of viral replication and cell-to-cell transfer of progeny virus. (references)

Civil Liberties

Singapore

There is a ban on sound amplification at the Speakers' Corner. (references)

Human Rights

Panama

Judges can order the presence of pretrial detainees for the rendering or amplification of statements, or for confronting witnesses. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Amplification

"Amplification" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Amplification" is used about 293 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%29316,984

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Amplification

Expressions using "amplification": amplification factor Branched DNA Signal Amplification Assay dual amplification Gene Amplification high frequency amplification lineal amplification linear amplification low frequency amplification microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques power amplification Soul amplification voltage amplification. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "amplification": bi-amplification, co-amplification, exon-amplification, over-amplification, pcr-amplification, transcription-amplification.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Amplification

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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  acoustic guitar amplification

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  amplification chain mutation polymerase reaction refractory system

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  voice amplification

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  dna amplification

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  acid amplification no nucleic patent

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  guitar amplification

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  amplification by emission microwave radiation stimulated

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Modern Translations: Amplification

Language Translations for "amplification"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

amplifikim, zmadhim (aggrandizement, augment, enhancement, enlargement, exaggeration, increase, magnification, overstatement, power, rise, swelling), zgjerim (dilatation, dilation, distention, diversification, enlargement, expanse, expansion, extension, ramification, spreading, widening), përforcim (aggrandizement, confirmation, consolidation, enforcement, exaltation, gain, magnification, reinforcement). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏توسيع (expansion, extension), ‏إسهاب (diffusion, dilatation, dilation, enlargement, lengthiness, magnification, periphrasis, prolixity, prolongation, protraction, redundance, redundancy, verbosity). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

усилване (aggrandizement, augmentation, enhancement, exacerbation, increase, intensification), уголемяване (augmentation, enlargement), увеличение (accession, accretion, blowup, enlargement, expansion, gain, increase, increment, magnification, progress, rising, swelling), увеличаване (access, accumulation, aggrandizement, augmentation, enlargement, expansion, increase, increment), разработка (development, elaboration, operation, treatment), разработване (elaboration, exploitation, shakedown), разширяване (dilatation, dilation, enlargement, expansion, flare, widening), разширение (bulb, continuation, distention, expanse, expansion, extension, swelling), разпространение (circulation, currency, diffusion, dilatation, dilation, distribution, extension, incidence, pervasion, proliferation, spread), допълнение (addendum, addition, adjunct, affix, afterthought, annexe, complement, object, pendant, supplement). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

"大作". (various references)

   

Czech

  

rozšíření (dilatation, dissemination, effusion, enlargement, expansion, extension, spread). (various references)

   

Danish

  

amplifikation, udvidelse (add-on, development, dilatation, expansion, extension, growth, single storey projection of living rooms, swelling), uddybelse (development, expansion), personlighedsudvidelse, forstaerkning (enrichment), forstærkning (brace, bracing, follow-up, gain, reinforcement, rib, stay, stiffening, strengthening, sturdy rib). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

amplificatie, versterking (brace, buildup, doubling, follow-up, fortification, fortifier, gain, reinforcement, strengthening), uitweiding (development, expansion), bredere uiteenzetting (development, expansion). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

تقویت (Abet, Fortification, Fuel, Nutrition, Reinforcement, Revival, Support). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vahvistus (acknowledge, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, brace, confirmation, gain, receipt, receive acknowledge, reinforcement, sanction, strengthening). (various references)

   

French

  

amplification. (various references)

   

German

  

Verstärkung (boost, boosting, brace, buildup, concentration, deepening, doubler, follow-up, fortification, gain, increase, intensification, re enforcement, recruitment, reinforcement, reinforcements, reinforcing, schedule's of reinforcement, strengthener, strengthening), Erweiterung (add-on, aggrandizement, broadening, development, dilatation, dilation, enhancement, enlargement, expander, expansion, extension, extention, increase, interpolation, upgrade, upgrading, widening). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ενίσχυση (amplifying, brace, bracing, development, invigoration, propping, reinforcement, relief, rib, stay, stiffening, strengthening, strutting, sturdy rib, support). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

"'בר" (enhancement, gain, intensification, reinforcement, strengthening), "'בר (boost), רבוי (breeding, increase, multiplicity, plurality). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nagyítás (aggrandizement, blow up, enlargement, enlarging, exaggeration, hyperbole, hyperbolism, increase, power, projection print). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

pengerasan. (various references)

   

Italian

  

amplificazione (development, expansion, gain). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

"義 (adaptation, commentary, expansion), 敷衍 (elaboration, expatiation), 増幅 , 布衍 (elaboration, expatiation), 利得 (benefit, gain, profit). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぞうふく, ふえ" (divorce, elaboration, expatiation, unrealized marriage), りとく (benefit, gain, profit), え"ぎ (acting, adaptation, commentary, drama, expansion, omen, performance, play). (various references)

   

Manx

  

mooadaght. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

amplificationay

   

Portuguese

  

amplificação (enlargement, expansion slots). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

amplificare (exaggeration, magnification), adaos (accession, addendum, addition, adjunct, adjunction, admixture, alloy, annex, appendage, appendix, attachment, augmentation, codicil, increase, make-weight, rider, rise, schedule, sequel, supplement), mãrire (accretion, aggrandizement, augmentation, authority, development, enlargement, gain, glory, grandeur, increase, magnification, rise, splendor, splendour, state, sway), extindere (development, distension, expansion, extension, extent, prevalence, protraction, spread), dezvoltare (development, enlargement, evolution, germination, growth, involution, process, progress, promotion, rise, upsurge). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

усиление (aggrandizement, exasperation, intensification, magnification, reinforcement, strengthening). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

amplifikacija, pojačanje (reinforcement, succor, succour). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

amplificación (blow-up, development, dilation, enlargement, expansion, extension, projection print, upgrade, upgrading). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

förstärkning (armoring, armouring, buildup, exaggeration, follow-up, fortification, gain, hanging, reinforcement, strengthening). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ayrıntıları ile açıklama, amplifikasyon, sesi yükseltme, genişletme (extension, widening), büyütme (aggrandizement, enlargement, exaggeration, magnification, making big, parlay). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

розширення (aggrandizement, dilatation, distension, distention, enlargement, expanse, expansion, outspread), розвиток (cultivation, development, enlargement, evolution, growth, progress), збільшення (accession, accretion, aggrandizement, augment, augmentation, enhancement, expanse, gain, increment, magnification), поширення (circulation, diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, distribution, occurrence, outspread, pervasion, prevalence, prevalency, proliferation, promulgation, propagation, spread, spreading). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Amplification

Derivations

Words beginning with "amplification": amplifications. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Amplification"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "amplification" (pronounced a'mplufukā"shun)
9-l u f u k ā" sh u ndisqualification, nullification, qualification, vilification.
8-u f u k ā" sh u nacidification, certification, classification, codification, decertification, deification, diversification, edification, falsification, fortification, gasification, gratification, identification, intensification, magnification, modification, notification, ossification, pacification, personification, purification, quantification, ramification, ratification, recertification, reclassification, rectification, reunification, sanctification, saponification, unification, verification.
7-f u k ā" sh u npontification, suffocation.
6-u k ā" sh u nadjudication, advocation, allocation, application, authentication, avocation, communication, complication, convocation, dedication, desiccation, domestication, duplication, education, equivocation, eradication, excommunication, explication, implication, indication, intoxication, invocation, medication, misallocation, misapplication, miscommunication, multiplication, prefabrication, prognostication, provocation, reallocation, rededication, replication, revocation, vindication.
5-k ā" sh u nabdication, altercation, bifurcation, clarification, confiscation, demarcation, detoxication, detoxification, disembarkation, dislocation, echolocation, electrification, embarkation, evocation, fabrication, gentrification, glorification, indemnification, justification, location, lubrication, misidentification, mummification, obfuscation, publication, relocation, simplification, sophistication, specification, syndication, telecommunication, vacation, vocation.
4-ā" sh u nabbreviation, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, activation, adaptation, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alphabetization, alteration, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authorization, automation, aviation, balkanization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, coagulation, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communization, compensation, compilation, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, divination, documentation, domination, donation, dramatization, duration, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, facilitation, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gastrulation, generalization, generation, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, gradation, graduation, granulation, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indentation, indexation, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, machination, magnetization, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscreation, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, nucleation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, punctuation, quotation, radiation, radicalization, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recitation, reclamation, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, recuperation, redecoration, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanitation, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, specialization, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, summation, superstation, tabulation, taxation, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, vibration, victimization, violation, visitation, visualization, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nabduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

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Anagrams: Amplification

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-f-i-i-i-l-m-n-o-p-t"

-2 letters: implication.

-3 letters: politician, pontifical.

-4 letters: campanili, ciliation, complaint, compliant, factional, fictional, filiation, impaction, impolitic, limonitic, palmation, placation, plication.

-5 letters: amniotic, anatomic, animalic, antifoam, atomical, calamint, claimant, comitial, complain, implicit, inimical, lipomata, maiolica, optician, palmitin, platinic, platonic, pontific, talapoin.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-f-i-i-i-l-m-n-o-p-t"
 

+1 letter: amplifications.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Amplification


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6D 70 6C 69 66 69 63 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    --    .--.    .-..    ..    ..-.    ..    -.-.    .-    -    ..    ---    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101101 01110000 01101100 01101001 01100110 01101001 01100011 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#109 &#112 &#108 &#105 &#102 &#105 &#99 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 006D 0070 006C 0069 0066 0069 0063 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35798278757275696786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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