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    Amplitude

    Definitions

    1 | noun | (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave 2 | noun | the property of copious abundance 3 | noun | greatness of magnitude

    Pronunciation

    'ampluht, ood (IPA: ˈæmplətˌud)

    Hyphenation

    am-pli-tude (9 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1549 (European Renaissance) (476 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    amplitudes

    Synonyms

    bountifulness | bounty

    Narrower terms

    background level | noise level | signal level

    Broader terms

    displacement | shift | abundance | copiousness | teemingness | magnitude (total: 6)

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    multitude | similitude

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    amplitude distortion | amplitude level | amplitude modulation

    Translations

    Spanish: | amplitud (general) | extensión (general) | anchura (general) | amplitud (physics) French: | étendue (general) | ampleur (general) | amplitude (physics) Portuguese: | grandeza (general) | amplidão (general) | amplitude (general) | amplitude (physics) German: | Umfang (general) | Weite (general) | Ausmaß (general) | Amplitude (physics) | Schwingungsweite (physics) Japanese: | 振れ幅 (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    amplitude.com | amplitude.org | amplitude.info | amplitude.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    An attenuator decreases it | Wave measurement (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    14 (International English) | 14 (North American English)

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