amplifiable

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adjective

Capable of being amplified.

OriginEnglish amplify ← Middle English amplifiyen ← Old French amplifier →
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Meanings

adjectiveamplifiable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being amplified.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-lo-s
  3. Proto-Italic*amlos?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  7. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  8. Latinambi-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  11. Proto-Italic*plēnos
  12. Latinplēnus?
  13. Latinambiplus?
  14. Latinamplus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Proto-Italic*θakos
  17. Latinamplificāre
  18. Old Frenchamplifier
  19. Middle Englishamplifiyen
  20. Englishamplify
  21. Englishamplifiable

From amplify + -able.

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Translations

French amplifiable
  • amplifiablecapable of being amplified
Portuguese amplificável
  • amplificávelcapable of being amplified
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APA

amplifiable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplifiable

MLA

“amplifiable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplifiable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amplifiable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplifiable.

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