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laajuus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amplitude noun In physics, the greatest distance a wave or vibrating object moves from its resting position, which for sound corresponds to loudness and for light to brightness.
  • coverage noun The amount and depth of attention a topic or event receives in the news or other media.
  • expanse noun A wide, open stretch of land, sea, or sky.
  • extension noun An extra part added to something to make it larger or longer, or an extra period of time granted beyond an original deadline.
  • extent noun The area, range, or degree to which something covers or applies.
  • latitude noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
  • magnitude noun The size, scale, or importance of something.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
  • scope noun The range or extent of a subject, task, or activity.
  • wideness noun The state or quality of being wide.
  • width noun The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

Senses

laajuus is used for these senses in English:

  • amplitude The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
  • coverage An amount by which something or someone is covered.
  • expanse An amount of spread or stretch.
  • extension That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension").
  • extent The space, area, volume, point, or abstract location, to which something extends.
  • latitude Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
  • magnitude (uncountable, countable) The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
  • range The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.

amplitude — full definition

  1. noun In physics, the greatest distance a wave or vibrating object moves from its resting position, which for sound corresponds to loudness and for light to brightness.
  2. noun The size, range or extent of something.

coverage — full definition

  1. noun The amount and depth of attention a topic or event receives in the news or other media.
  2. noun The extent to which an insurance policy protects against particular risks or costs.
  3. noun The geographic area or signal reach of a mobile network.

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