amplitudes

Meaning of amplitudes

plural noun
  1. the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.
    the amplitude of alpha rhythms
    waves with amplitudes greater than or equal to 20 mm
  2. the angular distance of a celestial object from the true east or west point of the horizon at rising or setting.
  3. breadth, range, or magnitude.
    the amplitude of the crime of manslaughter lies beneath murder
  4. the angle between the real axis of an Argand diagram and a vector representing a complex number.

mid 16th century (in the senses ‘physical extent’ and ‘grandeur’): from Latin amplitudo, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.

Information about amplitudes

Hyphenation of amplitudes

am-pli-tudes

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • amplitudes is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

amplitudes synonyms

Meaning size:

magnitude

Meaning the relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is:

size

Meaning a book forming part of a work or series:

volume

Meaning a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole:

proportions

Meaning a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height:

dimensions

Meaning the area covered by something:

extent

Meaning the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale:

range

Meaning the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant:

scope

Meaning an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it:

compass

Meaning wide range or extent:

breadth

Meaning the measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body:

width

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