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amplifier

[am-pluh-fahy-er] / ˈæm pləˌfaɪ ər /
NOUN
speaker
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This type of amplifier relies on energy stored in a light beam that acts as a "pump."

From Science Daily May 5, 2026

They recruit a bass player named Bill Perks, who compensates for his lack of blues knowledge by bringing along an enormous amplifier.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Laney was playing bass in local band The Band of Joy with John Bonham on drums and Robert Plant on vocals when he built his first amplifier in his father's garage.

From BBC Apr. 15, 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

But alive, he was invaluable to their mission, trained to use his amplifier gifts to sense Grisha power through touch.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Setting up the business in 1967 he sought to design and build amplifiers with key "tonal" characteristics that were unheard of at the time, namely distortion.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Barron's Nov. 17, 2025

High-efficiency amplifiers, in contrast, favor much longer crystals.

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2025

Onions — and their extended allium family, which includes garlic, leeks, shallots, chives and scallions—are nature’s greatest flavor amplifiers.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2025

The teachers were still telling everyone to be quiet while the microphone was set up, and a loud screech from the amplifiers pierced the room.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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