am|pli|tude

am|pli|tude
am|pli|tude «AM pluh tood, -tyood», noun.
1. the quality of being ample in size; largeness; width; breadth.
2. the quality of being ample in amount; a quantity that is more than enough; abundance; fullness: »

A very rich man has an amplitude of money.

3. Figurative. the extent of mental capacity; intellectual scope; breadth of thought.
4. one half the range of a regular vibration. The distance between the position of rest and the highest position in the arc of a pendulum is its amplitude. »

A pendulum swinging through an angle of 90 degrees has an amplitude of 45 degrees.

5. the peak strength of an alternating electric current in a given cycle.
6. the arc along the horizon measured between either true east or west and a point where a line drawn from the zenith through a star or other heavenly body would intersect the horizon.
╂[< Latin amplitūdō < amplus ample]

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  • pli — am·pli·ate; am·pli·a·tion; am·pli·a·tive; am·pli·dyne; am·pli·fi·er; am·pli·fy; am·pli·stat; am·pli·tude; ap·pli·a·ble; ap·pli·ance; ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty; ap·pli·ca·ble; ap·pli·ca·ble·ness; ap·pli·ca·bly; ap·pli·cant; ap·pli·ca·tor;… …   English syllables

  • amplitude — am·pli·tude …   English syllables

  • Am — Am; am·a·crine; am·adel·phous; am·a·dou; am·a·lek·ite; am·al·ri·cian; am·an·din; am·a·ni·ta; am·a·nous; am·a·ra; am·a·ranth; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; am·a·relle; am·a·ril·lite; am·a·roid; am·a·roi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • amplitude — Largeness; extent; breadth or range. [L. amplitudo, fr. amplus, large] a. of pulse average pulse magnitude, peak magnitude. * * * am·pli·tude am plə .t(y)üd n 1) the extent or range of a quality, property, process, or phenomenon: as a) …   Medical dictionary

  • amplitude — am•pli•tude [[t]ˈæm plɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) the state or quality of being ample, esp. as to breadth or width; largeness 2) large or full measure; abundance 3) mental range, scope, or capacity 4) phs the absolute value of the maximum… …   From formal English to slang

  • Amplitude — Am pli*tude, n. [L. amplitudo, fr. amplus: cf. F. amplitude. See {Ample}.] 1. State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size. [1913 Webster] The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Magnetic amplitude — Amplitude Am pli*tude, n. [L. amplitudo, fr. amplus: cf. F. amplitude. See {Ample}.] 1. State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size. [1913 Webster] The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amplitude — am|pli|tude [ˈæmplıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin amplitudo, from amplus; AMPLE] technical the distance between the middle and the top or bottom of a ↑wave such as a ↑sound wave …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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