Magnitude Meaning
/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
nounAn order of magnitude.
Sentence Examples
An earthquake of magnitude 5 shook Tokyo.
I've never seen a pearl of such magnitude!
We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The earthquake, measured on the Richter scale, had a ____ of 7.5, causing great damage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The earthquake had a ____ of 7.0 on the Richter scale, causing a lot of damage to the local area earlier.
Word Origin & History
From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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'."
— 2020 September 23, Paul Stephen, “East Coast upgrade: changes to schedule... but on schedule”, in Rail, page 31:
"Observations in the infrared domain allow one to penetrate the ~25-30 magnitudes of extinction present at visible wavelengths."
— 2005, Andreas Eckart et al., The Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way, →ISBN, page 71:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The earthquake, measured on the Richter scale, had a ____ of 7.5, causing great damage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The earthquake had a ____ of 7.0 on the Richter scale, causing a lot of damage to the local area earlier.