omvang

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch ommevanc, equivalent to om- +‎ vang. Compare German Umfang, German Low German Ümfang.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔm.vɑŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: om‧vang

Noun[edit]

omvang m (plural omvangen)

  1. dimension, size, extensiveness, volume, magnitude, scope
  2. (music) ambitus of an instrument, vocal range
  3. (obsolete, poetic) girth, circumference, perimeter of a shape