[{"word":"amplification","phonetic":"/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Gain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amplification"]}]