magnitude

CEFRC1

/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The great size, importance, or strength of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically

Examples

  • An earthquake of magnitude 5 shook Tokyo.

  • I've never seen a pearl of such magnitude!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmæɡnɪt͡ʃuːd/
  • /ˈmæɡnɪtuːd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An order of magnitude.

  2. The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.

  3. A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

More examples

In context

  • We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.

  • And on a programme of works of this magnitude, passengers will need to be mindful of the age-old maxim of 'no gain without pain'.

  • Observations in the infrared domain allow one to penetrate the ~25-30 magnitudes of extinction present at visible wavelengths.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The earthquake, measured on the Richter scale, had a blank of 7.5, causing great damage.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.