Overamplify
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overamplify is a verb meaning To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal.
Meaning
To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal.
More Meanings
- To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
Example Sentences
Pastor Andres's public voice was deep and rumbly; with the mike overamplifying him, and the faint Hispanic accent, he was hard to understand.
Physiological thresholds can differ from behavioral thresholds by ±15–20 dB HL. Thus, without verification of behavioral responses with amplification, hearing aids may underamplify or overamplify.
What is interesting to note here is that the 2⁄3 gain can be seen to overamplify over the curved line of the impaired ear more than underamplifies, whereas the 1⁄3 gain curve illustrates the opposite, where it tends to underamplify sound to the ear.
Word Forms
- overamplifies
- overamplifying
- overamplified
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underamplify, overmagnify, autoamplify, overexaggerate, amplify, overgain.
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