amplitude

am·pli·tude

noun \-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of AMPLITUDE

1

: extent of dignity, excellence, or splendor

2

: the quality or state of being ample : fullness, abundance

3

: the extent or range of a quality, property, process, or phenomenon: as a : the extent of a vibratory movement (as of a pendulum) measured from the mean position to an extreme b : the maximum departure of the value of an alternating current or wave from the average value

4

: the angle assigned to a complex number when it is plotted in a complex plane using polar coordinates —called also argument — compare absolute value 2

Examples of AMPLITUDE

1. <the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests—government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy—is truly awesome>

First Known Use of AMPLITUDE

1542

Related to AMPLITUDE

Synonyms: ambit, range, breadth, compass, confines, dimension(s), extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width

Related Words: gamut, spectrum, spread; bailiwick, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, province, region, specialty, sphere, terrain; frontier; horizon, panorama

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Other Physics Terms

centrifugal, centripetal, convection, gradient, hysteresis, kinetic, lase, quantum

Rhymes with AMPLITUDE

altitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude