preemphasis

preemphasis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
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-
English emphasis
English preemphasis

    From pre- + emphasis.

    Noun

    preemphasis (uncountable)

    1. Amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio.
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