preamplifier

preamplifier

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
Latin amplus
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-fakāō
Latin -ficō
Latin amplificārebor.
Old French amplifierbor.
Middle English amplifiyen
English amplify
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English amplifier
English preamplifier

    From pre- + amplifier.

    Noun

    preamplifier (plural preamplifiers)

    1. A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier.

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