amplification

noun6

1. •
   The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
2. •
   The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
3. •
   Gain.
4. •
   The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
5. •
   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.
6. •
   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).