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amplifier

[am-pluh-fahy-er] / ˈæm pləˌfaɪ ər /
NOUN
speaker
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A standard kit includes two subwoofers, an amplifier and a timing module, with costs ranging from $600 to $1,000 per unit, depending on accessories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The gig was organised as part of a promotion for an amplifier manufacturer.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

This type of amplifier relies on energy stored in a light beam that acts as a "pump."

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

A few paces away, Jerry Garcia’s “Budman” amplifier, once part of the Grateful Dead’s three-story high “Wall of Sound,” perched atop a podium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

We are right by an amplifier, so she has to yell.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

It also operates across a wider range of wavelengths than existing amplifiers, which means it can carry more data with less interference.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

So I made ‘Planet Rock’ over and I was listening to it on these big amplifiers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

Plus, China is the single supplier for various equipment for quantum computing, including laser diodes, mirrors, and amplifiers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

SVI makes security cameras, bespoke amplifiers, medical equipment, to whatever specification their customers, who are mainly in Scandinavia, want.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025

Film songs blared from amplifiers strung through trees.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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