(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes'
with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste"
(spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; "the Nubian desert seemed to stretch out before them endlessly"