magnitude
91visual magnitude — Magnitude Mag ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster] Conceive those particles of bodies to be so… …
92Magnitude-Skalierung — ⇡ Skalierungsverfahren zur Messung der ⇡ Einstellung durch die Bildung von Verhältnisurteilen. Dabei wird die Intensität von Empfindungen proportional zu deren Intensität in Zahlen, die Länge einer Linie oder die Dauer eines Tones umgesetzt.… …
93magnitude relation — noun a relation between magnitudes • Syn: ↑quantitative relation • Hypernyms: ↑relation • Hyponyms: ↑scale, ↑proportion, ↑ratio, ↑rate …
94Apparent magnitude — Asteroid 65 Cybele and 2 stars with their magnitudes labeled The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere.… …
95Absolute magnitude — In astronomy, absolute magnitude (also known as absolute visual magnitude) is the apparent magnitude an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance (10 parsecs, 1 AU, or 100 km depending on object type) away from the observer,… …
96Richter magnitude scale — Part of a series on earthquakes Types Foreshock • Aftershock • Blind thrust Doublet • Interplate • …
97Moment magnitude scale — Part of a series on earthquakes Types Foreshock • Aftershock • Blind thrust Doublet • Interplate • …
98Order of magnitude — An order of magnitude is the class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio to the class preceding it. In its most common usage, the amount being scaled is 10 and the scale is the (base 10) exponent… …
99Limiting magnitude — is an astronomical term which describes the faintest apparent magnitude detectable or detected by a given instrument.In some cases, limiting magnitude refers to the utter threshold of detection. In more formal uses, limiting magnitude is… …
100Lokalbeben-Magnitude — Die Richterskala ist eine der gebräuchlichen Magnitudenskalen, die in der Seismologie zum Vergleich der Stärke (Energiefreisetzung) von Erdbeben herangezogen werden. Sie basiert auf Amplitudenmessungen von Seismogrammaufzeichnungen, die in… …
