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Word: Magnitude
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘greatness of character’): from Latin magnitudo, from magnus ‘great’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmaɡnɪtʃuːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the great size or extent of something
Short Definition:great extent
Examples:- they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them
Definition:
size
Short Definition:size
Examples:- electorates of less than average magnitude
Definition:
the degree of brightness of a star, as represented by a number on a logarithmic scale
Short Definition:brightness of star
Examples:- the brightest stars have the lowest magnitudes
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