preamplify

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verb

To amplify a low-level input signal, producing an output that can serve as the input to a higher-level amplifier.

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Meanings

verbpreamplify (third-person singular simple present preamplifies, present participle preamplifying, simple past and past participle preamplified)

present singular third person preamplifies · participle present preamplifying · participle past preamplified · past preamplified

  1. transitiveTo amplify a low-level input signal, producing an output that can serve as the input to a higher-level amplifier.

Origin

From pre- + amplify.

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APA

preamplify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preamplify

MLA

“preamplify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preamplify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preamplify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preamplify.

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