magnitude

Meaning

1. (feminine) magnitude (size, extent or importance)
2. (feminine) magnitude (value assigned to a variable)
3. (feminine) magnitude (the norm of a vector)
4. (feminine) magnitude (apparent brightness of a star)
5. (feminine) magnitude (energy of an earthquake)

Concepts

magnitude

dimension

size

measure

importance

amount

extent

weight

bulk

area

significance

proportion

measurement

quantity

gauge

scale

small fry

small potatoes

sum

tallness

value

volume

weightiness

worth

abundance

snowball effect

amplitude

bigness

degree

dimensions

greatness

h

high

import

magnification

mass

momentousness

number

🔢

order of magnitude

quantum

Synonyms

medida

dimensão

grandeza

número

🔢

extensão

tamanho

amplitude

amplidão

importância

proporção

quantia

quantidade

ordem de grandeza

ordem de magnitude

Translations

grandeur

magnitud

magnitude

Größe

grootte

dimensione

dimension

taille

ampleur

magnitudine

Bedeutung

Ausmaß

magnitud

misura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ma.ɡi.niˈtu.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: magnitūdō

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”). By surface analysis, magno + -itude.