amplitude en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæm.plɪ.tud/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Latin amplitūdōder. Middle French amplitudebor. English amplitude Borrowed from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō, from amplus (“large”). By surface analysis, ample + -itude.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
The cathedral of Lincoln […] is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese.
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):amplitude of mind
1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 2:amplitude of comprehension
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:As the two topped the ridge there burst on them the strong scarlet light of a red-curtained English inn. It stood sideways in the road, as if standing aside in the amplitude of hospitality.
1911, G. K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown:
- (countable, uncountable) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
- (countable, uncountable) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
- (countable, uncountable) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
- (countable, uncountable) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
- (countable, uncountable) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
- (countable, uncountable) The range of motion of the gymnast's body while performing a skill.
- (countable, uncountable) The range of environmental conditions in which an organism can survive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amplitudes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
amplitude spectroscopy · amplitude modulation · semiamplitude · amplituhedron · amplitudinal · amplitudeology · amplitudal · superamplitude · amplitudeologist · probability amplitude
Relateds
amplify · amplification · amplifiable · amplificatory · amplifier · ample
Translations (92)
nl amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · ro amplitudini (maths: maximum absolute value) · eo amplekso (magnitude) · eo amplitudo (maths: maximum absolute value) · km អំព្លីទីត (maths: maximum absolute value) · uk ампліту́да (magnitude) · pt magnitude (magnitude) · hy լայնույթ (maths: maximum absolute value) · da amplitude (magnitude) · gl amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · tl hagkis (magnitude) · ja 振幅 (physics: maximum absolute value) · nn amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · da amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · fi amplitudi (maths: maximum absolute value) · ru широта́ (magnitude) · nn amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · ml ആയതി (physics: maximum absolute value) · pl amplituda (physics: maximum absolute value) · ro amplitudine (maths: maximum absolute value) · no amplitude (magnitude) · ms amplitud (physics: maximum absolute value) · sh amplituda (physics: maximum absolute value) · ast amplitú (physics: maximum absolute value) · ru амплиту́да (maths: maximum absolute value) · ca amplitud (magnitude) · ja 振幅 (maths: maximum absolute value) · bg амплитуда (maths: maximum absolute value) · sl amplituda (physics: maximum absolute value) · vi biên độ (physics: maximum absolute value) · ru амплиту́да (physics: maximum absolute value) · ca amplitud (maths: maximum absolute value) · sv amplitud (magnitude) · de Amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · da amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · ga aimplitiúid (physics: maximum absolute value) · nl amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · nb amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · fr amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · fi laajuus (magnitude) · it ampiezza (physics: maximum absolute value) · tl hagkis (physics: maximum absolute value) · ja 広さ (magnitude) · cmn 振幅 (physics: maximum absolute value) · fi ääriväli (physics: maximum absolute value) · el πλάτος (physics: maximum absolute value) · ro amplitudine (magnitude) · hy լայնույթ (physics: maximum absolute value) · pt amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · la amplitūdō (magnitude) · bg амплитуда (magnitude) · nl omvang (magnitude) · es amplitud (magnitude) · de Amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · pt amplitude (magnitude) · it ampiezza (maths: maximum absolute value) · ca amplitud (physics: maximum absolute value) · sl amplituda (maths: maximum absolute value) · es amplitud (maths: maximum absolute value) · eo amplitudo (physics: maximum absolute value) · tl hagkis (maths: maximum absolute value) · cy arg (maths: maximum absolute value) · sv amplitud (physics: maximum absolute value) · nb amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · sv amplitud (maths: maximum absolute value) · ast amplitú (magnitude) · cmn 幅度 (magnitude) · es amplitud (physics: maximum absolute value) · fi ääriväli (maths: maximum absolute value) · vi biên độ (magnitude) · fi laajuus (physics: maximum absolute value) · fr amplitude (physics: maximum absolute value) · pt amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · gl amplitude (maths: maximum absolute value) · ga aimplitiúid (maths: maximum absolute value) · hy ամպլիտուդ (physics: maximum absolute value) · bg амплитуда (physics: maximum absolute value) · sv magnitud (magnitude) · fi amplitudi (physics: maximum absolute value) · pl amplituda (magnitude) · da lokalt maksimum (maths: maximum absolute value) · ru полнота́ (magnitude) · sh amplituda (maths: maximum absolute value) · cy osgled (physics: maximum absolute value) · cs amplituda (maths: maximum absolute value) · sh amplituda (magnitude) · hy ամպլիտուդ (maths: maximum absolute value) · da magnitude (magnitude) · eu anplitude (magnitude) · fi laajuus (maths: maximum absolute value) · cmn 振幅 (maths: maximum absolute value) · ast amplitú (maths: maximum absolute value)