1. Noun
State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.
2. Noun
Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness.
3. Noun
Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers.
4. Noun
Of extent of means or resources.
5. Noun
The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
6. Noun
The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
7. Noun
The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
8. Noun
The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; -- applied especially to vibratory movements.
9. Noun
An angle upon which the value of some function depends; -- a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.
10. Noun
The maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation
11. Noun
greatness of magnitude
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
12. Noun
(physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
Vocabulary classified under Physics
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