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amplification

N การ ขยาย ให้ ใหญ่ ขึ้น  kan-ka-yai-hai-yai-kuen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMPLIFICATION

n.[L. amplificatio.] 1. Enlargement; extension.
2. In rhetoric, diffusive description or discussion; exaggerated representation; copious argument, intended to present the subject in every view or in the strongest light; diffuse narrative, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject; a description given in more words than are necessary, or an illustration by various examples and proofs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMPLIFICATION

Am `pli *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. amplificatio.]

 

1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

 

2. (Rhet.)

 

Defn: The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc. , for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject. Exaggeration is a species of amplification. Brande & C. I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. Sir J. Davies.

 

3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications.

 

French Dictionary

amplification

amplification n. f. nom féminin 1 Augmentation de la puissance. 2 Développement exagéré d ’un sujet. SYNONYME emphase .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

amplification

am pli fi ca tion /æ̀mplɪfɪkéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 〖時にan 1 拡大, 拡張, (音量の )増大 .2 〘電 〙増幅 ; 倍率 .3 (話の )拡充 , 敷衍 ふえん ; 敷衍された物語 .