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  MAGNITUDE, n.  Size.  Magnitude being purely relative, nothing is
  large and nothing small.  If everything in the universe were increased
  in bulk one thousand diameters nothing would be any larger than it was
  before, but if one thing remain unchanged all the others would be
  larger than they had been.  To an understanding familiar with the
  relativity of magnitude and distance the spaces and masses of the
  astronomer would be no more impressive than those of the microscopist. 
  For anything we know to the contrary, the visible universe may be a
  small part of an atom, with its component ions, floating in the life-
  fluid (luminiferous ether) of some animal.  Possibly the wee creatures
  peopling the corpuscles of our own blood are overcome with the proper
  emotion when contemplating the unthinkable distance from one of these
  to another.
  
  

  Magnitude \Mag"ni*tude\, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great.
     See Master, and cf. Maxim.]
     1. Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have
        length, breadth, and thickness.
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              Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed
              amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty
              spaces between them may be equal in magnitude to
              them all.                             --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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     2. (Geom.) That which has one or more of the three
        dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.
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     3. Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as
        time, weight, force, and the like.
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     4. Greatness; grandeur. ``With plain, heroic magnitude of
        mind.'' --Milton.
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     5. Greatness, in reference to influence or effect;
        importance; as, an affair of magnitude.
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              The magnitude of his designs.         --Bp. Horsley.
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     6. (Astron.) See magnitude of a star, below.
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     Apparent magnitude
  
     1. (Opt.), the angular breadth of an object viewed as
        measured by the angle which it subtends at the eye of the
        observer; -- called also apparent diameter.
  
     2. (Astron.) Same as magnitude of a star, below.
  
     Magnitude of a star (Astron.), the rank of a star with
        respect to brightness. About twenty very bright stars are
        said to be of first magnitude, the stars of the sixth
        magnitude being just visible to the naked eye; called also
        visual magnitude, apparent magnitude, and simply
        magnitude. Stars observable only in the telescope are
        classified down to below the twelfth magnitude. The
        difference in actual brightness between magnitudes is now
        specified as a factor of 2.512, i.e. the difference in
        brightness is 100 for stars differing by five magnitudes.
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  Magnitude \Mag"ni*tude\, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great.
     See Master, and cf. Maxim.]
     1. Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have
        length, breath, and thickness.
  
              Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed
              amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty
              spaces between them may be equal in magnitude to
              them all.                             --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     2. (Geom.) That which has one or more of the three
        dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.
  
     3. Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as
        time, weight, force, and the like.

  magnitude
       n 1: the property of relative size or extent; "they tried to
            predict the magnitude of the explosion"
       2: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two
          quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is
          less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of
          magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to
          within a power of 10 [syn: order of magnitude]
       3: relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

  magnitude
     Galician n.
     #English
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable countable) The absolute or relative size, extent
  or importance of something.
     2 (lb en countable) An order of magnitude.
     3 (lb en mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it
  may be compared to others numerically
     4 (lb en mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the
  two-norm.
     5 (lb en astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that
  a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
     6 # (lb en uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower
  magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
     7 # (lb en countable) A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
     8 (lb en seismology) A measure of the energy released by an
  earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

  magnitude
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable countable) The absolute or relative size, extent
  or importance of something.
     2 (lb en countable) An order of magnitude.
     3 (lb en mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it
  may be compared to others numerically
     4 (lb en mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the
  two-norm.
     5 (lb en astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that
  a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
     6 # (lb en uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower
  magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
     7 # (lb en countable) A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
     8 (lb en seismology) A measure of the energy released by an
  earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

  magnitude
     Galician n.
     #English
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable countable) The absolute or relative size, extent
  or importance of something.
     2 (lb en countable) An order of magnitude.
     3 (lb en mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it
  may be compared to others numerically
     4 (lb en mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the
  two-norm.
     5 (lb en astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that
  a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
     6 # (lb en uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower
  magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
     7 # (lb en countable) A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
     8 (lb en seismology) A measure of the energy released by an
  earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

  magnitude
     Galician n.
     #English
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable countable) The absolute or relative size, extent
  or importance of something.
     2 (lb en countable) An order of magnitude.
     3 (lb en mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it
  may be compared to others numerically
     4 (lb en mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the
  two-norm.
     5 (lb en astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that
  a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
     6 # (lb en uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower
  magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
     7 # (lb en countable) A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
     8 (lb en seismology) A measure of the energy released by an
  earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

  magnitude
     Ranska n.
     magnitudi

  magnitude
     Engelska n.
     1 storlek, vikt; beskrivning av hur viktigt något är
     2 (tagg matematik språk=en) storlek; numeriskt värde av något; använt
  för bl.a. storleksjämförelser
     3 (tagg matematik språk=en) norm; längd av en vektor
     4 (tagg geologi språk=en) magnitud; styrka av en jordbävning
     5 (tagg astronomi språk=en) skenbar magnitud; en stjärnas ljusstyrka,
  sett från jorden

  Magnitude /mˈaɡniːtˌuːdə/ (mag /mˈɑːk/) 
   [astron.]  [phys.] magnitude mag,  /mˈɑːk/
           Note: measure of the size of an earthquake/the brightness of a celestial object
           Note: Maß für die Stärke eines Erdbebens/die Helligkeit eines Himmelskörpers

  Magnitude /maɡniˈtuːdə/ 
  magnitude
  Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben

  Magnitude /maɡniˈtuːdə/ 
  magnituda
  Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben

  Magnitude /maɡniˈtuːdə/ 
  магнитуда
  Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben

  Magnitude /maɡniˈtuːdə/ 
  magnitud
  Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben

  Magnitude /maɡniˈtuːdə/ 
  magnitud
  Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben

  Magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/
  مقدار

  magnitude //ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd// 
  1. звездна величина
  apparent brighness of a star
  2. магниту́д
  energy of earthquake
  3. порядък
  number
  4. големина
  size, etc.

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/
  důležitost

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/ 
   [mat] velikost

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/
  Ausmaß , Schwere , Bedeutung , Größe 
        "be of this/such/similar magnitude"  - ein solches/derartiges Ausmaß annehmen
        "a discovery of the first magnitude"  - eine Entdeckung erster Ordnung/von größter Bedeutung

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/
  Größenordnung  [math.]  [phys.]
        "be two orders (of magnitude) greater (a hundred times)"  - um zwei Größenordnungen größer sein (= hundertmal größer)
     Synonyms: order of magnitude, order
  

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/ (mag /mˈaɡ/)
  Magnitude  [astron.]  [phys.] mag,  /mˈaɡ/
           Note: Maß für die Stärke eines Erdbebens/die Helligkeit eines Himmelskörpers
           Note: measure of the size of an earthquake/the brightness of a celestial object

  magnitude //ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd// 
  1. kirkkausaste, magnitudi, suuruusluokka
  apparent brighness of a star
  2. magnitudi, voimakkuus
  energy of earthquake
  3. suuruus
  number
  4. pituus
  of a vector
  5. merkitys, laajuus, koko
  size, etc.

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/ 
  1. महत्ता
        "The magnitude of Newton's discovery in the field of Physics cannot be denied."
  2. विस्तार
        "The magnitude of the task was overwhelming."
        "The magnitude of brightness of a star."

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/
  veličina, značaj

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/
  1. jelentôség
  2. terjedelem
  3. fényrend
  4. fontosság
  5. nagyság

  magnitude //ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd// 
  1. 等級
  apparent brighness of a star
  2. マグニチュード
  energy of earthquake
  3. 大きい 2.
  number
   3.
  of a vector
   4.
  size, etc.

  magnitude /ˈmægnɪtju:d/ 
    wielkość, duży rozmiar, rozmiar

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/ 
  magnitude

  magnitude //ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd// 
  1. skenbar magnitud
  apparent brighness of a star
  2. magnitud 2.
  energy of earthquake
   3.
  size, etc.
  3. storlek, magnitud
  number
  4. längd, magnitud, norm
  of a vector

  magnitude /mˈaɡnɪtjˌuːd/
  1. büyüklük, boy
  2. önem, ehemmiyet
  3. (astr.) kadir. star of the first magnitude birinci kadirden olan yıldız.

  magnitude /ma.ɲi.tyd/ /maɡ.ni.tyd/ 
  звездна величина

  magnitude /ma.ɲi.tyd/ /maɡ.ni.tyd/ 
  magnitudine

  magnitude /mˌɐɡnitˈudɨ/ 
  1. magnitude 2.
  (brilho de uma estrela)
   3.
  (tamanho)
   4.
  (termo matemático)
  2. importance
  (importância)

  magnitude /mˌɐɡnitˈudɨ/ 
  1. magnitud
  (importância)
  2. tamaño
  (tamanho)

  
/ˈmæɡnəˌtud/

  
/maɲityd/

  125 Moby Thesaurus words for "magnitude":
     Beehive, Cepheid variable, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, Hyades,
     Messier catalog, NGC, Pleiades, Seven Sisters, absolute magnitude,
     amount, ampleness, amplitude, area, bigness, binary star,
     black hole, body, boundlessness, breadth, bulk, caliber,
     consequence, coverage, depth, diameter, dimension, dimensions,
     double star, dwarf star, enormity, enormousness, expanse,
     expansion, extension, extent, fixed star, force, formidableness,
     fullness, gauge, giant star, gigantism, girth, globular cluster,
     grandeur, grandness, gravity star, great scope, greatness, height,
     hugeness, immensity, import, importance, infinity, intensity,
     largeness, length, main sequence star, mass, mass-luminosity law,
     matter, measure, measurement, might, mightiness, moment,
     momentousness, muchness, neighborhood, neutron star, note, nova,
     numbers, open cluster, order, pith, plenitude, populations, power,
     prodigiousness, proportion, proportions, pulsar, quantity, quantum,
     quasar, quasi-stellar radio source, radio star, radius, range,
     reach, red giant star, relative magnitude, scale, scope,
     significance, signification, size, sky atlas,
     spectrum-luminosity diagram, spread, star, star catalog,
     star chart, star cloud, star cluster, stellar magnitude, strength,
     stupendousness, substance, sum, supernova, tour de force,
     tremendousness, tune, variable star, vastness, vicinity, volume,
     weight, weightiness, white dwarf star, whole, width
  
  

  n. 大小,重要,光度;

     n. 巨大,重大,重要,大小,数量,光度