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The song 'What Goes Up' was inspired as I was playing the piano and reminiscing about the Spaceship One launches I witnessed in the Mojave desert. It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of what a human being dreams and imagines can be realized.
Vanna Bonta

Meaning of "magnitude" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAGNITUDE

From Latin magnitūdō size, from magnus great.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAGNITUDE

magnitude  [ˈmæɡnɪˌtjuːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAGNITUDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Magnitude is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAGNITUDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of magnitude in the English dictionary

The first definition of magnitude in the dictionary is relative importance or significance. Other definition of magnitude is relative size or extent. Magnitude is also a number assigned to a quantity, such as weight, and used as a basis of comparison for the measurement of similar quantities.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAGNITUDE


altitude
ˈæltɪˌtjuːd
amplitude
ˈæmplɪˌtjuːd
aptitude
ˈæptɪˌtjuːd
attitude
ˈætɪˌtjuːd
certitude
ˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd
exactitude
ɪɡˈzæktɪˌtjuːd
finitude
ˈfɪnɪˌtjuːd
fortitude
ˈfɔːtɪˌtjuːd
gratitude
ˈɡrætɪˌtjuːd
habitude
ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd
incertitude
ɪnˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd
latitude
ˈlætɪˌtjuːd
longitude
ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd
multitude
ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd
negritude
ˈniːɡrɪˌtjuːd
plenitude
ˈplɛnɪˌtjuːd
servitude
ˈsɜːvɪˌtjuːd
solicitude
səˈlɪsɪˌtjuːd
solitude
ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd
verisimilitude
ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAGNITUDE

magnification
magnification factor
magnificence
magnificent
magnificent riflebird
magnificently
magnificentness
magnifico
magnified
magnifier
magnifies
magnify
magnifying
magnifying glass
magniloquence
magniloquent
magniloquently
Magnitogorsk
magnitudinous
magnolia

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAGNITUDE

absolute magnitude
apparent magnitude
decrepitude
earthquake magnitude
inaptitude
ineptitude
inexactitude
infinitude
ingratitude
lassitude
line of latitude
line of longitude
order of magnitude
parallel of latitude
penal servitude
pulchritude
quietude
show-me attitude
the multitude
vicissitude
visual magnitude

Synonyms and antonyms of magnitude in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAGNITUDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «magnitude» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of magnitude

Translation of «magnitude» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAGNITUDE

Find out the translation of magnitude to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of magnitude from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «magnitude» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 大的程度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

magnitud
570 millions of speakers

English

magnitude
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिमाण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حجم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

величина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

magnitude
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশালতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ampleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Magnitud
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ausmaß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大きさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중요성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gedhene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độ lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशालता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyüklük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ampiezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wielkość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

величина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

magnitudine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέγεθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grootte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

magnitud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

magnitude
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of magnitude

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAGNITUDE»

The term «magnitude» is very widely used and occupies the 11.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAGNITUDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «magnitude» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «magnitude» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about magnitude

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10 QUOTES WITH «MAGNITUDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word magnitude.
1
Hannah Arendt
Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and the very magnitude of the crime the best excuse for doing nothing.
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Paddy Ashdown
It works both ways: there are victims of tragedy who come to me who have experienced grief of such magnitude that they cannot reconcile. Likewise, I cannot change the mentality of those who committed the crimes or the fools who followed them.
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Richard H. Baker
For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us.
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Robert Ballard
There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude.
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Marek Belka
It's not about the pace, it's about the direction we've set. The pace is of course a function of many factors, including the magnitude of the supply shock. But what's probably more important is the probability of the supply shock translating into sustainable embedded inflation.
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Drew Bledsoe
Coming back in that AFC Championship Game against the Steelers, that was a poignant moment for me for a lot of reasons - the magnitude of the game and having not been able to play for quite a while and to be able to get on the field for that game. That one stands out.
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Jo Bonner
As more information becomes available, and the magnitude of the storm's impact becomes even more apparent, it becomes clear that this recovery will be lengthy.
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Vanna Bonta
The song 'What Goes Up' was inspired as I was playing the piano and reminiscing about the Spaceship One launches I witnessed in the Mojave desert. It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of what a human being dreams and imagines can be realized.
9
Hal Borland
A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.
10
Tim Bray
Enterprise Systems, I mean. And not just a little bit, either. Orders of magnitude wrong. Billions and billions of dollars worth of wrong. Hang-our-heads-in-shame wrong. It's time to stop the madness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAGNITUDE»

Discover the use of magnitude in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to magnitude and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Imaginary magnitude
This collection of futuristic prefaces to books of the twenty-first century ranges from the scientific to computer-generated literature
Stanisław Lem, 1984
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Magnitude 8: Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault
Following the San Andreas Fault from Cape Mecino to Mexico--canoeing the fault line in northern California and walking underground through the Hollywood fault--noted environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin reclaims the human dimensions of ...
Philip L. Fradkin, 2014
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Hatch's Order of Magnitude
The pages of this book contain the answers to mysteries of our modern world - the manliest beverage, the entire spectrum of chaos and order, the epitome of villain hubris.
Michael Hatch, 2012
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The Immortality of the Soul; The Magnitude of the Soul; On ...
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Saint Augustine, 2010
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A Matter of Magnitude
This popular classic work by Al Sevcik is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Al Sevcik then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
Al Sevcik, 2013
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A statistical and historical inquiry into the progress and ...
Of the Consumption of different Articles in Ireland, considered as an Evidence of the actual Magnitude of its Population. Supported then by such various unequivocal evidences of a late accelerated multiplication of people in Ireland, and by the ...
Thomas Newenham, 1805
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First Magnitude: A Book of the Bright Sky
It concentrates on the Sun, Moon, the five bright planets, and on the 23 brightest stars, which are visible from just about anywhere. The book concludes with bright ephemeral phenomena: meteors, comets, and exploding stars.
James B. Kaler, 2012
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Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard
Tsunami magnitude scales (Horikawa and Shuto, 1983; Abe, 1979, 1983; Hatori, 1986; Shuto, 1993) Because of the high frequency of occurrence of tsunami around Japan, extensive research has been carried out there into predicting tsunami ...
Edward Bryant, 2008
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The Nature of Visible Magnitude. The Deductions by which the ...
to the increased or greater degree of light indicating it, but is the same as the terrestrial visible magnitude indicated at night by the less degree of light; and therefore the visible magnitude of the moon, by day, as indicated by the less degree of ...
Alexander HARPUR, 1856
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Sensory Neuroscience: Four Laws of Psychophysics: Four Laws ...
In magnitude estimation, numbers are assigned to psychological magnitudes. According to the preceding analysis, the observers do so predominantly by matching subjective magnitudes of numbers to other subjective magnitudes, such as ...
Jozef J. Zwislocki, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAGNITUDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term magnitude is used in the context of the following news items.
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Earthquake today: San Francisco hit by 4.0 magnitude tremor in …
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake has been reported in Fremont, ... The earthquake, measuring an exact magnitude of 3.98, was felt in San ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Magnitude-2.8 Earthquake, Centered Offshore, Strikes Near …
A magnitude-2.8 earthquake struck near Hermosa Beach on Monday, July 20, 2015. A map shows the approximate location of the quake's ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
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4.4 magnitude earthquake felt across Oklahoma | KFOR.com
4.4 magnitude earthquake felt across Oklahoma. Posted 3:47 pm, July 20, 2015, by M.DeLaTorre, Updated at 05:57pm, July 20, 2015. Facebook · Twitter ... «kfor.com, Jul 15»
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4.56 magnitude earthquake hits 12 miles east of Talkeetna, Monday …
UPDATE: The Alaska Earthquake Information Center released an updated magnitude for the earthquake felt just after 7 p.m. Monday in Central ... «KTUU.com, Jul 15»
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4.3-magnitude aftershock felt after four days | Top Stories - eKantipur
JUL 21 - A moderate aftershock jolted the country on Tuesday after a hiatus of four days, according to the National Seismological Centre. The aftershock ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
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Frictionless Compressors Propel Daikin's Magnitude to the Gold - Air …
The Magnitude® magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers from Daikin Applied not only reduce maintenance requirements and offer increased ... «ACHR NEWS, Jul 15»
7
Small 3.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Truckee
The quake was reported at about 6:36 p.m. Saturday and measured at a magnitude of 3.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
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Magnitude 5.5 quake rocks Cagayan
CAGAYAN VALLEY, Philippines – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Cagayan and Ilocos Norte province at 11:46 pm on Saturday, July 18. «Rappler, Jul 15»
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2.6-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Irving
IRVING, Texas (WFAA) -- The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a 2.6-magnitude earthquake in Irving Saturday morning, the latest in a swarm ... «KCEN-TV, Jul 15»
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Mega-Earthquake 8.0-9.2 Magnitude And Tsunami Soon To Hit …
Experts have raised alarm that a major devastating earthquake is due to hit the U.S. Pacific Northwest, causing massive devastation from ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

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