"magnitude" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-magnitude.wav [Southern-England] Forms: magnitudes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tus}} [Template:root], {{der|en|la|magnitūdō||greatness, size}} Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), {{suffix|la|magnus|tūdō|nocat=1}} magnus + -tūdō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural magnitudes)
  1. (uncountable, countable) The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (size, etc.): μέγεθος (mégethos) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), մեծություն (mecutʿyun) (Armenian), չափ (čʿapʿ) (Armenian), велічыня́ (vjeličynjá) [feminine] (Belarusian), големина (golemina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), magnitud [feminine] (Catalan), 大小 (dàxiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), grootte [feminine] (Dutch), suurus (Estonian), ulatus (Estonian), tähtsus (Estonian), koko (Finnish), laajuus (Finnish), merkitys (Finnish), ampleur [feminine] (French), სიდიდე (sidide) (Georgian), 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃 (mikildūþs) [feminine] (Gothic), 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹 (mikilei) [feminine] (Gothic), méid [feminine] (Irish), vastità [feminine] (Italian), magnitudine (Italian), 大きさ (ōkisa) (alt: おおきさ) (Japanese), magnitūdō [feminine] (Latin), голе́мина (golémina) [feminine] (Macedonian), kaha (Maori), wielkość [feminine] (Polish), grandeza [feminine] (Portuguese), magnitude (Portuguese), mărime [feminine] (Romanian), величина́ (veličiná) [feminine] (Russian), разме́р (razmér) [masculine] (Russian), meudachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), magnitud [feminine] (Spanish), magnitud [common-gender] (Swedish), dakil (Tagalog), бузургӣ (buzurgī) (Tajik), şiddet (Turkish), büyüklük (Turkish), величина́ (velyčyná) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-magnitude-en-noun-5Eznm-D- Disambiguation of 'size, etc.': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (countable) An order of magnitude. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-magnitude-en-noun-J2LYdBNi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 20 5 17 19 15
  3. (mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (number): մեծություն (mecutʿyun) (Armenian), порядък (porjadǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), suurus (Estonian), suuruus (Finnish), grandeur [feminine] (French), Betrag [masculine] (German), 大きさ (ōkisa) (alt: おおきさ) (Japanese), magnitude [feminine] (Portuguese), mărime (numerică) [feminine] (Romanian), cantitate [feminine] (Romanian), magnitud [feminine] (Spanish), magnitud [common-gender] (Swedish), storlek [common-gender] (Swedish), dakil (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-magnitude-en-noun-U7xk-Fxp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 20 5 17 19 15 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'number': 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
  4. (mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (of a vector): pituus (Finnish), module [masculine] (French), Betrag [masculine] (German), module [masculine] (Italian), 大きさ (ōkisa) (alt: おおきさ) (Japanese), długość [feminine] (Polish), wartość [feminine] (Polish), norma [feminine] (Polish), magnitude [feminine] (Portuguese), mărime [feminine] (Romanian), модуль (modulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), norma [feminine] (Spanish), magnitud [common-gender] (Swedish), längd [common-gender] (Swedish), norm [common-gender] (Swedish), dakil (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-magnitude-en-noun-RWU8IFY1 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'of a vector': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  5. (astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
    (uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (apparent brighness of a star): звездна величина (zvezdna veličina) (Bulgarian), 星等 (xīngděng) (Chinese Mandarin), tähesuurus (Estonian), magnituud (Estonian), magnitudi (Finnish), suuruusluokka (Finnish), kirkkausaste (Finnish), magnitude [feminine] (French), magnitúdó (Hungarian), méid [feminine] (Irish), magnitudine [feminine] (Italian), 等級 (tōkyū) (alt: とうきゅう) (Japanese), قدر فروغ (qadr) (Persian), wielkość gwiazdowa [feminine] (Polish), magnitude [feminine] (Portuguese), mărime stelară [feminine] (Romanian), magnitudine [feminine] (Romanian), величина́ (veličiná) [feminine] (Russian), магниту́да (magnitúda) [feminine] (Russian), magnitud [feminine] (Spanish), skenbar magnitud [common-gender] (Swedish), kinang (Tagalog), kadir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-magnitude-en-noun--0hmDdU3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 20 5 17 19 15 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'apparent brighness of a star': 0 0 0 0 97 2 0
  6. (astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
    (countable) A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
    Tags: countable Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-magnitude-en-noun-hP37I~fE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 20 5 17 19 15 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  7. (seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Seismology Translations (energy of earthquake): ուժգնություն (užgnutʿyun) (Armenian), магниту́д (magnitúd) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 震級 (Chinese Mandarin), 震级 (zhènjí) (Chinese Mandarin), magnituud (Estonian), magnitudi (Finnish), voimakkuus (Finnish), magnitude [feminine] (French), magnitúdó (Hungarian), méid creatha talún [feminine] (Irish), magnitudo [feminine] (Italian), マグニチュード (magunichūdo) (Japanese), магнитуда (magnituda) (Kazakh), magnituda [feminine] (Polish), magnitude [feminine] (Portuguese), magnitudine (english: seismic) [feminine] (Romanian), mărime [feminine] (Romanian), мо́щность (móščnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), магниту́да (magnitúda) [feminine] (Russian), magnitud [feminine] (Spanish), magnitud [common-gender] (Swedish), dakil (Tagalog), şiddet (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-magnitude-en-noun-4fNers2G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 20 5 17 19 15 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology Disambiguation of 'energy of earthquake': 1 6 6 4 6 6 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: absolute magnitude, apparent magnitude, bolometric magnitude, order of magnitude, radiometric magnitude, signed magnitude, visual magnitude

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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wielkość gwiazdowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitude"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mărime stelară"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitudine"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "veličiná",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "величина́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "magnitúda",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "магниту́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skenbar magnitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "word": "kinang"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "apparent brighness of a star",
      "word": "kadir"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "užgnutʿyun",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "ուժգնություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "magnitúd",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "магниту́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "震級"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhènjí",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "震级"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "magnituud"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "magnitudi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "voimakkuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitude"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "magnitúdó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "méid creatha talún"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "magunichūdo",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "マグニチュード"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "magnituda",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "магнитуда"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnituda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitude"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "english": "seismic",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitudine"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mărime"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "móščnostʹ",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мо́щность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "magnitúda",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "магниту́да"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magnitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "magnitud"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "dakil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "energy of earthquake",
      "word": "şiddet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "magnitude"
}

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