amplitude

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō, from amplus (“large”). By surface analysis, ample +‎ -itude. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæm.plɪ.tud/ === Noun === amplitude (countable and uncountable, plural amplitudes) The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude. (mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic. (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies. (astronomy) 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. (astronomy) 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. (firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range. (gymnastics) The range of motion of the gymnast's body while performing a skill. (ecology) The range of environmental conditions in which an organism can survive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “amplitude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amplitude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑm.pliˈty.də/ Hyphenation: am‧pli‧tu‧de === Noun === amplitude f (plural amplitudes, diminutive amplitudetje n) (mathematics, physics) amplitude ==== Derived terms ==== amplitudemodulatie ==== See also ==== frequentie golf == French == === Etymology === From Latin amplitūdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pli.tyd/ === Noun === amplitude f (plural amplitudes) (mathematics, physics) amplitude === Further reading === “amplitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin amplitūdō. === Noun === amplitude m (definite singular amplituden, indefinite plural amplituder, definite plural amplitudene) (mathematics, physics) amplitude === References === “amplitude” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin amplitūdō. === Noun === amplitude m (definite singular amplituden, indefinite plural amplitudar, definite plural amplitudane) (mathematics, physics) amplitude === References === “amplitude” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin amplitūdō. === Pronunciation === === Noun === amplitude f (plural amplitudes) amplitude; extent ==== Related terms ==== amplo === Further reading === “amplitude”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “amplitude”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026