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- [mag-ni-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
- /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tjuːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mag-ni-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
Definitions of magnitude word
- noun magnitude size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 1
- noun magnitude great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. 1
- noun magnitude greatness of size or amount. 1
- noun magnitude moral greatness: magnitude of mind. 1
- noun magnitude Astronomy. Also called visual magnitude, apparent magnitude. the brightness of a star or other celestial body as viewed by the unaided eye and expressed by a mathematical ratio of 2.512: a star of the first magnitude is approximately 2½ times as bright as one of the second magnitude and 100 times brighter than one of the sixth magnitude. Only stars of the sixth magnitude or brighter can be seen with the unaided eye. absolute magnitude. 1
- noun magnitude Mathematics. a number characteristic of a quantity and forming a basis for comparison with similar quantities, as length. 1
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Origin of magnitude
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Latin word magnitūdō. See magni-, -tude
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Parts of speech for Magnitude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
magnitude popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
magnitude usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for magnitude
noun magnitude
- consequence — The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- degree — You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
- significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- momentousness — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
Antonyms for magnitude
noun magnitude
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- smallness — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- littleness — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
Top questions with magnitude
- what is magnitude?
- what does magnitude mean?
- how to find magnitude?
- how to find the magnitude of a vector?
- how to find magnitude of a vector?
- what is magnitude in physics?
- what is the absolute magnitude of the sun?
- what is the magnitude amplitude of an action potential?
- what are the magnitude and direction of the electric field?
- how to find magnitude of force?
- what is absolute magnitude?
- what is the difference between absolute and apparent magnitude?
- which magnitude would be associated with the brightest star?
- what is the magnitude of the acceleration?
- how to find magnitude of acceleration?
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