Word a Day
magnitude
What does magnitude mean?
magnitude (noun): the absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use magnitude in a sentence?
- They tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce magnitude?
/ˈmæɡnəˌtud/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does magnitude come from?
From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to magnitude
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “magnitude” mean?
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
Not quite: that's what union means.
the absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something
Right! That's what “magnitude” means.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
Not quite: that's what circuit means.
something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence
Not quite: that's what luck means.
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