magnitude
21magnitude — /ˈmægnətjud/ (say magnuhtyoohd), / tʃud/ (say choohd) noun 1. size; extent: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 2. great amount, importance, etc.: affairs of magnitude. 3. greatness; great size: the magnitude of the loss. 4. moral greatness:… …
22magnitude — mag|ni|tude [ˈmægnıtju:d US tu:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: magnitudo, from magnus great ] 1.) [U] the great size or importance of something magnitude of ▪ They didn t seem to appreciate the magnitude of the problem. of… …
23magnitude */ — UK [ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd] / US [ˈmæɡnəˌtud] noun Word forms magnitude : singular magnitude plural magnitudes 1) a) [uncountable] great size, importance, or effect We hadn t grasped the magnitude of the task we were facing. a world crisis of considerable… …
24magnitude — mag•ni•tude [[t]ˈmæg nɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) size; extent; dimensions 2) great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude[/ex] 3) greatness of size or amount 4) astron. a) the brightness of a celestial body as expressed on a logarithmic… …
25magnitude — n. 1 largeness. 2 size. 3 importance. 4 a the degree of brightness of a star (see also absolute magnitude, apparent magnitude). b a class of stars arranged according to this (of the third magnitude). Phrases and idioms: of the first magnitude… …
26magnitude — Synonyms and related words: Beehive, Cepheid variable, Hertzsprung Russell diagram, Hyades, Messier catalog, NGC, Pleiades, Seven Sisters, absolute magnitude, amount, ampleness, amplitude, area, bigness, binary star, black hole, body,… …
27magnitude — mag|ni|tude [ mægnə,tud ] noun * 1. ) uncount great size, importance, or effect: We hadn t grasped the magnitude of the task we were facing. We were up against a world crisis of considerable magnitude. a ) size, either great or small 2. ) count… …
28magnitude — noun 1) the magnitude of the task Syn: immensity, vastness, hugeness, enormity; size, extent, expanse, greatness, largeness, bigness Ant: smallness 2) events of tragic magnitude …
29Magnitude — Das Wort Magnitude bezeichnet ein Maß für die Helligkeit in der Astronomie, siehe Scheinbare Helligkeit bzw. Absolute Helligkeit ein Maß für die Stärke eines Erdbebens (z. B. auf der Richterskala), siehe Magnitude (Erdbeben) fachsprachlich eine… …
30Magnitude — Ausmaß; Dimension; Größe; Größenordnung; Format; Liga (umgangssprachlich) * * * ◆ Ma|gni|tu|de 〈f. 19〉 Kennzahl für die Angabe der Stärke eines Erdbebens [<lat. magnitudo „Größe, Ausdehnung“] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge ma|gn... kann in Fre …
