amplitude
See also: Amplitude
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō, from amplus (“large”); synchronically, ample + -itude.
Pronunciation
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Noun
amplitude (countable and uncountable, plural amplitudes)
- The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
- Fuller
- The cathedral of Lincoln […] is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese.
- Milton
- amplitude of mind
- Macaulay
- amplitude of comprehension
- Fuller
- (mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
- (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
- (firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
magnitude
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maths: maximum absolute value
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physics: maximum absolute value
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Further reading
- “amplitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “amplitude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō.
Pronunciation
Noun
amplitude f (plural amplitudes, diminutive amplitudetje n)
Derived terms
See also
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
amplitude f (plural amplitudes)
Further reading
- “amplitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
amplitude m (definite singular amplituden, indefinite plural amplituder, definite plural amplitudene)
References
- “amplitude” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
amplitude m (definite singular amplituden, indefinite plural amplitudar, definite plural amplitudane)
References
- “amplitude” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Noun
amplitude f (plural amplitudes)
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