See Also: amplitude(dictionary)
amplitude(dictionary)
Amplitude(medicine)
tidal amplitude(medicine)
Amplitude - Gymnastics(gambling)
amplitude of pulse(medicine)
amplitude of convergence(medicine)
amplitude of accommodation(medicine)
minimal amplitude nystagmus(medicine)
phase-amplitude contrast(medicine)

amplitude (iou)



amplitude noun. M16.
[French, or Latin amplitudo, from amplus AMPLE: see -TUDE.]
Physical extent; largeness; bulk; esp. width, breadth. M16.
T. Nashe It cuts out an Island of some amplitude. C. Lamb An amplitude of form and stature, answering to her mind. T. Walker And exploiting his great strength, / hurls his amplitude the length / of a pond too small for him.
Excellence, grandeur, splendour. arch. M16.
R. Coke To the greater amplitude and glory of God.
Copiousness; abundance; wide range. M16.
Bacon All works are overcommen by amplitude of reward..and by the conjunction of labours. Ld Macaulay His mind is..distinguished by the amplitude of its grasp.
Astronomy. Angular distance from the eastern or western point of the horizon at rising or setting. E17-M19.
The maximum extent of vibration or oscillation from an equilibrium position; the maximum extent of deviation from the mean value of an alternating electrical signal or other oscillatory phenomenon. M19.
Comb.: amplitude modulation variation of the amplitude of a radio or other wave as a means of carrying information such as an audio signal.
ampli'tudinous adjective ample, copious E20.