All amplification antonyms
am·pli·fi·ca·tion
A a noun amplification
- abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- abridgment — a shortened version of a written work
- compression — the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
- lessening — to become less.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- abridgement — a shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc., that still retains the basic contents: an abridgment of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
- contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
- shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.