増幅|ぞうふくzoufuku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, electrical eng.amplification
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbmagnification; amplification; making larger
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 増幅する(ぞうふくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 増幅します(ぞうふくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 増幅しない(ぞうふくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 増幅しません(ぞうふくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 増幅せず・増幅せぬ(ぞうふくせず・ぞうふくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 増幅した(ぞうふくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 増幅しました(ぞうふくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 増幅しなかった(ぞうふくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 増幅しませんでした(ぞうふくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 増幅して(ぞうふくして) |
| Potential | 増幅できる(ぞうふくできる) |
| Passive | 増幅される(ぞうふくされる) |
| Causative | 増幅させる(ぞうふくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 増幅させられる(ぞうふくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 増幅すれば(ぞうふくすれば) |
| tara | 増幅したら(ぞうふくしたら) |
| Volitional | 増幅しよう(ぞうふくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 増幅しましょう(ぞうふくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 増幅しろ(ぞうふくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related高まるたかまるNeutralIntransitive verb for a degree or emotion rising on its own, as in 「期待が高まる」; it suggests natural intensification, not deliberate amplification.
- RelatedゲインNeutralLoanword for gain — the ratio of output to input in electronics; it can also mean profit. A technical engineering term, unlike the broader 「増幅」.
- Antonym減衰げんすいNeutralAntonym: gradual weakening or fading away, of signals or levels. It is the direct opposite of 「増幅」, which builds a signal or feeling up.
- Antonym縮小しゅくしょうNeutralAntonym: making something smaller or cutting it back, in size or scale. It opposes the enlarging sense of 「増幅」.
Use 「増幅」 for amplifying signals or intensifying feelings like anxiety or anger, as in 「不安が増幅する」 or 「増幅器」. Say emotions rise with 「高まる」; electronics gain is 「ゲイン」. The opposites are 「減衰」 (fading) and 「縮小」 (shrinking).
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