magnitude
magnitude
(mægnɪtjuːd , US -tuːd )Word forms: plural magnitudes
1. uncountable noun
2. variable noun [with supplement, oft num N, N of num, NOUN num]
Magnitude is used in stating the size or extent of something such as a star, earthquake, or explosion.
[technical]...the 1.2 magnitude star Fomalhaut.
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3.
