amplification

(am′plə fi kās̸hən)

noun

  1. an amplifying or being amplified
  2. matter, details, etc. added to amplify a statement, report, etc.
  3. a statement, etc. with something added

See amplification in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act or result of amplifying, enlarging, or extending.
  2. a. An addition to or expansion of a statement or idea.
    b. A statement with such an addition.
  3. Physics
    a. The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.
    b. The result of such a process.
  4. Electronics See gain1.
  5. Genetics The process by which extra copies of a gene or a DNA sequence are formed.

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