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apparent magnitude

ap·par·ent mag·ni·tude
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-par-uh nt, uh-pair- mag-ni-tood, -tyood]
    • /əˈpær ənt, əˈpɛər- ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-par-uh nt, uh-pair- mag-ni-tood, -tyood]
    • /əˈpær ənt, əˈpɛər- ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of apparent magnitude words

  • noun apparent magnitude magnitude (sense 3) 3
  • noun apparent magnitude the magnitude of a star as it appears to an observer on the earth. 1
  • noun apparent magnitude (astronomy) a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a decrease of 1 unit represents an increase in the light received by a factor of 2.512. 0
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Origin of apparent magnitude

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Apparent magnitude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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apparent magnitude popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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