ALL meanings of ranging
range
R r - noun ranging the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles. 1
- noun ranging the extent or scope of the operation or action of something: within range of vision. 1
- noun ranging the distance to which a projectile is or may be sent by a weapon. 1
- noun ranging the distance of the target from the weapon. 1
- noun ranging an area equipped with targets for practice in shooting weapons: a rifle range. 1
- noun ranging an area used for flight-testing missiles. 1
- noun ranging the distance of something to be located from some point of operation, as in sound ranging. 1
- noun ranging the distance that can be covered by an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, carrying a normal load without refueling. 1
- noun ranging Statistics. the difference between the largest and smallest values in a statistical distribution. 1
- noun ranging a continuous course of masonry of the same height from end to end. 1
- noun ranging Music. compass (def 4). 1
- noun ranging Surveying. the horizontal direction or extension of a survey line established by two or more marked points. (in U.S. public-land surveys) one of a series of divisions numbered east or west from the principal meridian of the survey and consisting of a row of townships, each six miles square, that are numbered north or south from a base line. 1
- noun ranging Navigation. a line established by markers or lights on shore for the location of soundings. 1
- noun ranging a rank, class, or order: in the higher ranges of society. 1
- noun ranging a row, line, or series, as of persons or things. 1
- noun ranging an act of ranging or moving around, as over an area or region. 1
- noun ranging Also called rangeland. an area or tract that is or may be ranged over, especially an open region for the grazing of livestock. 1
- noun ranging the region over which a population or species is distributed: the range of the Baltimore oriole. 1
- noun ranging Mathematics. the set of all values attained by a given function throughout its domain. 1
- noun ranging a chain of mountains forming a single system: the Catskill Range. 1
- noun ranging a large portable or stationary cooking stove having burners built into the top surface and containing one or more ovens. 1
- noun ranging Physics. the maximum distance that a charged particle, as a proton, can penetrate a given medium and still maintain sufficient kinetic energy to produce ionization in the medium. 1
- noun ranging Nautical. a large cleat for securing various lines, especially the tacks and sheets of courses. a length of anchor cable laid on deck. 1
- adjective ranging working or grazing on a range: range horses; range animals like steer and sheep. 1
- verb with object ranging to draw up or arrange (persons or things) in rows or lines or in a specific position, company, or group: The sergeant ranged the troops in columns of six across. 1
- verb with object ranging to place or arrange systematically; set in order; dispose: The members of the cast were ranged in their proper places on stage. 1
- verb with object ranging to place in a particular class; classify: They ranged themselves with the liberals. 1
- verb with object ranging to make straight, level, or even, as lines of type. 1
- verb with object ranging to pass over or through (an area or region) in all directions, as in exploring or searching: They ranged the entire countryside. 1
- verb with object ranging to pasture (cattle) on a range. 1
- verb with object ranging to direct or train, as a telescope, upon an object. 1
- verb with object ranging to obtain the range of (something aimed at or to be located). 1
- verb with object ranging Nautical. to lay out (an anchor cable) so that the anchor may descend smoothly. 1
- verb without object ranging to vary within certain limits: prices ranging from $5 to $10. 1
- verb without object ranging to have a certain variety of things somehow related: emotions ranging from smugness to despair. 1
- verb without object ranging to move around or through a region in all directions, as people or animals. 1
- verb without object ranging to rove, roam, or wander: The talk ranged over a variety of subjects. 1
- verb without object ranging to stretch out or extend in a line, as things: shabby houses ranged along the road. 1
- verb without object ranging to extend, run, or go in a certain direction: a boundary ranging from east and west. 1
- verb without object ranging to lie or extend in the same line or plane, as one thing with another or others. 1
- verb without object ranging to take up a position in a line or in order. 1
- verb without object ranging to extend, be found, or occur over an area or throughout a period, as an animal or plant. 1
- verb without object ranging to have a specified range, as a gun, missile, etc. 1
- verb without object ranging to find the range, as of something aimed at or to be located. 1
- verb without object ranging Nautical. (of an anchored vessel) to swerve or sheer (often followed by about). 1
- idioms ranging in range, (of two or more objects observed from a vessel) located one directly behind the other. 1