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Megaphone vs Amplifier - What's the difference?

megaphone | amplifier |

As nouns the difference between megaphone and amplifier

is that megaphone is while amplifier is anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.

megaphone

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
    • Synonyms
    * speaking trumpet
    Hypernyms
    * loudhailer, blowhorn
    Hyponyms
    * bullhorn, the modern electronic amplification version
    Derived terms
    * megaphonic * megaphonist

    Verb

    (megaphon)
  • (intransitive) To use a megaphone.

    • Etymology 2

    Named for the root Aniba megaphylla + .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) a cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla .

    • amplifier

    English

    (wikipedia amplifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
  • (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
  • (US, music) An amp, specifically a particular type of speaker housed in a portable encasement used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.

    • Derived terms

    () * error amplifier * power amplifier * tube amplifier * valve amplifier

    Related terms

    () * amplifying glass * ample * amplifiable * amplification * amplificatory * amplify * amplitude

    See also

    * gain ----