Muchidzidzo chemasvomhu, hunene, huhombe kana hukuru (Magnitude) izwi rinotaura kukura kwakaita nhamba zvisinei kuti ine vara (-) kana (+) pamberi payo. Izwi rokuti chidumbuzenene rinoreva dumbu hombe. Somuenzaniso, -50 ine huhombe hwakaenzana na +50, nyangwe zvavo nhamba mbiri idzi dzakasiyana pahukuru hwadzo; +50 yakawanda pane -50. Kana pachitaurwa zvemari munhu ane $50 ane mari yakawanda pane ane -$50. Munhu ane -$50 anenge atove nechikwereti. Hujoto +50oCelsius huri pamusoro pehujoto -50oCelsius. Pakutaura kwamauvaose kwechimanje-manje shoko rokuti hombe rinosishandiswa sezvizvi: Haa mfana uya ndamu bigga muhombe - apa zvichireva kuti nyangwe ari mfana anokwanisa kuita zvinhu zvikuru, kana kuti mukuru panyembe dzekubasa. Sahwira muri vahombe - kureva zvakare kugona kuita zvikuru. Kikongo neUmbundu vanoti nene (large). Kinande vanoti erineneha (v. get bigger, grow stronger). Kimbundu vanoti unene (n. majesty). VaGanda vanoti obunene (size, thickness) kureva saizi kana hukobvu. VaGanda vanoti ekinene (large). Lenje vanoti wunene (large, big, great; thick; bulky; stout; old, elderly) kureva hukuru.