magnitud — meaning in English

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.
• magnitude noun The size, scale, or importance of something.

Senses

magnitud is used for these senses in English:

• amplitude The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
• magnitude (mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
• magnitude (astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

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.

magnitude — full definition

1. noun The size, scale, or importance of something.
2. noun A number on a scale used to measure how strong an earthquake is.
3. noun (astronomy) A number on a scale used to measure how bright a star or other object appears.

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