Definitions for magnitude

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magnitude mag·ni·tude

Spelling: [mag-ni-tood, -tyood]

IPA: /ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Magnitude is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 559 anagrams from letters in magnitude (adegimntu).

Definitions for magnitude

noun

1. size; extent; dimensions:
2. great importance or consequence:
3. greatness of size or amount.
4. moral greatness:
5. Astronomy. Also called visual magnitude, apparent magnitude. the brightness of a star or other celestial body as viewed by the unaided eye and expressed by a mathematical ratio of 2.512: a star of the first magnitude is approximately 2½ times as bright as one of the second magnitude and 100 times brighter than one of the sixth magnitude. Only stars of the sixth magnitude or brighter can be seen with the unaided eye. absolute magnitude.
6. Mathematics. a number characteristic of a quantity and forming a basis for comparison with similar quantities, as length.

Idioms

1. of the first magnitude, of utmost or major importance:

Origin of magnitude

First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Latin word magnitūdō. See magni-, -tude

Examples for magnitude

I have no illusions about the magnitude of the job, of its practical hopelessness.

Unlike Maryland, national costs for institutionalization as opposed to HCBS do not differ by an order of magnitude.

A subject of this magnitude requires national consensus-building.

"An experiment of this magnitude shouldn't be treated so lightly," he added acidly.

Obama appeared acutely aware of the magnitude of the situation, and the urgency with which immediate action is needed.

Dick went on speaking with a seriousness suited to the magnitude of his interests.

One can show his sense of the magnitude of his crime even by the manner of defending it.

Over the month before that, there were 574 earthquakes globally of magnitude 4.5 or greater.

Let then your future life show that you are not insensible of the magnitude of the obligation.

A pair of magnitude 4-5 earthquakes in the Los Angeles basin.