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AMPLIFIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("amplifier" is a kind of...):
electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amplifier"):
audio amplifier (an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound)
booster; booster amplifier; booster station; relay link; relay station; relay transmitter (an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal)
maser (an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation)
Holonyms ("amplifier" is a part of...):
P.A.; P.A. system; PA; PA system; public address system (an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas)
radio; radio receiver; radio set; receiving set; tuner; wireless (an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals)
stereo; stereo system; stereophonic system; stereophony (reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound)
Derivation:
amplify (increase the volume of)
amplify (increase in size, volume or significance)
