amplifier
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
Other meanings
An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
A kind of
- electronic equipment
Kinds of amplifier
- audio amplifier
- relay link
- maser
Related words
- bioamplifier
- microamplifier
- multiamplifier
- photoamplifier
- Darlington amplifier
- linear amplifier
- parametric amplifier
- push-pull amplifier
- sense amplifier
- error amplifier
- power amplifier
- tube amplifier
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “amplifier” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.