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- Dictionarymagnitude/ˈmaɡnɪtʃuːd/
noun
- 1. the great size or extent of something: "they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them" Similar Opposite
- 2. size: "electorates of less than average magnitude" Similar
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the large size or importance of something: They don't seem to grasp the magnitude of the problem. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Importance - general words. all that matters. centre of gravity. cornerstone. criticality. focus. grandness. import. meaning. overfocus. pertinence. pre-eminence. precedence. salience. supereminence.
- English (US)
MAGNITUDE meaning: 1. the large size or importance of...
- Magnitude: French Translation
MAGNITUDE translate: ampleur [feminine], importance,...
- Order of Magnitude
ORDER OF MAGNITUDE definition: 1. the approximate size of...
- Magnitude in Polish
MAGNITUDE translate: skala, ogrom, ważność, znaczenie,...
- Magnitude in Spanish
MAGNITUDE translate: magnitud, envergadura, magnitud...
- Magnitude: Thai Translation
MAGNITUDE translate: ความสำคัญ, ขนาดใหญ่. Learn more in the...
- Simplified
MAGNITUDE translate: 巨大;重大,重要性. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Traditional
MAGNITUDE translate: 巨大;重大,重要性. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
noun. size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. greatness of size or amount. moral greatness: magnitude of mind. Astronomy.
The meaning of MAGNITUDE is great size or extent. How to use magnitude in a sentence.
noun. /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/ /ˈmæɡnɪtuːd/ [uncountable] (formal) the great size or importance of something; the degree to which something is large or important. We did not realize the magnitude of the problem. a discovery of the first magnitude. see also order of magnitude. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
the brightness of a star or other celestial body as viewed by the unaided eye and expressed by a mathematical ratio of 2.512: a star of the first magnitude is approximately 2 1 ⁄ 2 times as bright as one of the second magnitude and 100 times brighter than one of the sixth magnitude.
1. a. Greatness of rank or position: "such duties as were expected of a landowner of his magnitude" (Anthony Powell). b. Greatness in size or extent: The magnitude of the flood was impossible to comprehend. c. Greatness in significance or influence: was shocked by the magnitude of the crisis. 2. Astronomy. a.
MAGNITUDE meaning: 1 : the size, extent, or importance of something; 2 : a number that shows the brightness of a star.