Слово англійською: magnitude
Іменник
Переклад magnitude українською: величина; розміри, важливість, значущість, велич
Детальний опис
magnitude
noun /ˈmæɡnɪtuːd/
- [uncountable] (formal) the great size or importance of something; the degree to which something is large or important
- We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.
- a discovery of the first magnitude
see also order of magnitude
- [countable, uncountable] (astronomy) the degree to which a star is bright
- The star varies in brightness by about three magnitudes.
- Stars of the first magnitude are visible to the naked eye.
see also absolute magnitude, apparent magnitude
- [countable, uncountable] (geology) the size of an earthquake
- The quake reached a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘greatness of character’): from Latin magnitudo, from magnus ‘great’.