ALL meanings of visual-magnitude
vis·u·al-mag·ni·tude
V v - noun visual-magnitude size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 1
- noun visual-magnitude great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. 1
- noun visual-magnitude greatness of size or amount. 1
- noun visual-magnitude moral greatness: magnitude of mind. 1
- noun visual-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 visual-magnitude Mathematics. a number characteristic of a quantity and forming a basis for comparison with similar quantities, as length. 1
- idioms visual-magnitude of the first magnitude, of utmost or major importance: an artist of the first magnitude. 1