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amplitude
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplit?d?, from amplus (“large”); synchronically, ample +? -itude.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æm.pl?.tud/
Noun
amplitude (countable and uncountable, plural amplitudes)
- The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
- The cathedral of Lincoln […] is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese.
- amplitude of comprehension
- (mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
- (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
- (astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
- (firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- amplitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- amplitude in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French amplitude, from Latin amplit?d?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m.pli?ty.d?/
- Hyphenation: am?pli?tu?de
Noun
amplitude f (plural amplitudes, diminutive amplitudetje n)
- (mathematics, physics) amplitude
Derived terms
- amplitudemodulatie
See also
- frequentie
- golf
French
Etymology
From Latin amplit?d?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.pli.tyd/
Noun
amplitude f (plural amplitudes)
- (mathematics, physics) amplitude
Further reading
- “amplitude” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin amplit?d?.
Noun
amplitude m (definite singular amplituden, indefinite plural amplituder, definite plural amplitudene)
- (mathematics, physics) amplitude
References
- “amplitude” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin amplit?d?.
Noun
amplitude m (definite singular amplituden, indefinite plural amplitudar, definite plural amplitudane)
- (mathematics, physics) amplitude
References
- “amplitude” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin amplit?d?.
Noun
amplitude f (plural amplitudes)
- amplitude; extent
Related terms
- amplo
amplitude From the web:
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degree
English
Etymology
From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?gr?', IPA(key): /d????i?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
degree (plural degrees)
- A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]
- (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1?360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]
- (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]
- (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.]
- (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
- (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
- (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
- (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
- (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
- (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
- (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. [from 13th c.]
- An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. [from 13th c.]
- A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. [from 13th c.]
- (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. [from 14th c.]
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:
- Louis created the École militaire in Paris in 1751, in which 500 scholarships were designated for noblemen able to prove four degrees of noble status.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:
- (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner. [from 14th c.]
- The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]
Usage notes
- A person who is engaged in a course of study leading to the earning of a degree can be described (in the present progressive tense) as "doing a degree" in British English, and as "getting a degree" in American English. For example, in American English, "She is currently getting her master's degree at State University." In British English, "I am still confused about when to use 'an' instead of 'a'. Is it an hour or a hour, and if someone is doing a master's degree in arts, is it an MA or a MA?" (Ask Oxford.Com - Ask the Experts - Frequently Asked Questions (Grammar)).
Synonyms
- (unit of angle): °, arcdegree
- (unit of temperature): °
- (unit of latitude): °
- (unit of longitude): °
Coordinate terms
- scale
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- re-edge
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French decré.
Noun
degree
- Alternative form of decre
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French degré.
Noun
degree
- Alternative form of degre
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- what degrees is it today
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