amplificador
amplifier
noun ahm-plee-fee-kah-DOHR Rare
Origin: From amplificar + agent suffix -dor
Usage Note
Amplificador refers to any device that increases signal strength — a guitar amp, a hi-fi amplifier, or an electronic component. The shortened colloquial form ampli is widely used in music contexts: conecta el ampli. The feminine of the agent noun would be amplificadora, though the device is always masculine: el amplificador.
Examples
"El amplificador de la guitarra falló."
Natural Translation
The guitar amplifier failed.
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