amplitude
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s
Proto-Italic *amlos?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.
Proto-Italic *amβi
Latin ambi-
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós
Proto-Italic *plēnosder.
Latin plēnus?
Latin ambiplus?
Latin amplus
Proto-Indo-European *-tu-
Proto-Indo-European *-d-
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Italic *tūdō
Latin -tūdō
Latin amplitūdōder.
Middle French amplitudebor.
English amplitude
Borrowed from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō, from amplus (“large”). By surface analysis, ample + -itude.
Inflected forms:
form: amplitudes
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The cathedral of Lincoln […] is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese.
amplitude of mind
amplitude of comprehension
As the two topped the ridge there burst on them the strong scarlet light of a red-curtained English inn. It stood sideways in the road, as if standing aside in the amplitude of hospitality.
gloss: The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The range of motion of the gymnast's body while performing a skill.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The range of environmental conditions in which an organism can survive.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Related words: ample
amplifiable
amplification
amplificatory
amplifier
amplify
Derived words: amplitudal
amplitude modulation
amplitudeologist
amplitudeology
amplitude spectroscopy
amplituhedron
probability amplitude
semiamplitude
superamplitude
Translations:
lang: Armenian
word: ամպլիտուդ
roman: amplitud
lang: Armenian
word: լայնույթ
roman: laynuytʻ
lang: Asturian
word: amplitú
lang: Bulgarian
word: амплитуда
roman: amplituda
lang: Catalan
word: amplitud
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 振幅
roman: zhènfú
lang: Czech
word: amplituda
lang: Danish
word: amplitude
lang: Danish
word: lokalt maksimum
lang: Dutch
word: amplitude
lang: Esperanto
word: amplitudo
lang: Finnish
word: amplitudi
lang: Finnish
word: laajuus
lang: Finnish
word: ääriväli
lang: French
word: amplitude
lang: Galician
word: amplitude
lang: German
word: Amplitude
lang: Irish
word: aimplitiúid
lang: Italian
word: ampiezza
lang: Japanese
word: 振幅
lang: Khmer
word: អំព្លីទីត
roman: ʼɑmpliitiit
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: amplitude
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: amplitude
lang: Portuguese
word: amplitude
lang: Romanian
word: amplitudine
lang: Romanian
word: amplitudini
lang: Russian
word: амплиту́да
roman: amplitúda
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: amplituda
lang: Slovene
word: amplituda
lang: Spanish
word: amplitud
lang: Swedish
word: amplitud
lang: Tagalog
word: hagkis
lang: Welsh
word: arg
lang: Armenian
word: ամպլիտուդ
roman: amplitud
lang: Armenian
word: լայնույթ
roman: laynuytʻ
lang: Asturian
word: amplitú
lang: Bulgarian
word: амплитуда
roman: amplituda
lang: Catalan
word: amplitud
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 振幅
roman: zhènfú
lang: Danish
word: amplitude
lang: Dutch
word: amplitude
lang: Esperanto
word: amplitudo
lang: Finnish
word: amplitudi
lang: Finnish
word: laajuus
lang: Finnish
word: ääriväli
lang: French
word: amplitude
lang: Galician
word: amplitude
lang: German
word: Amplitude
lang: Greek
word: πλάτος
roman: plátos
lang: Irish
word: aimplitiúid
lang: Italian
word: ampiezza
lang: Japanese
word: 振幅
lang: Malay
word: amplitud
lang: Malayalam
word: ആയതി
roman: āyati
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: amplitude
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: amplitude
lang: Polish
word: amplituda
lang: Portuguese
word: amplitude
lang: Russian
word: амплиту́да
roman: amplitúda
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: amplituda
lang: Slovene
word: amplituda
lang: Spanish
word: amplitud
lang: Swedish
word: amplitud
lang: Tagalog
word: hagkis
lang: Vietnamese
word: biên độ
lang: Welsh
word: osgled