noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/
/ˈmæɡnɪt͡ʃuːd/yod-coalescence
/ˈmæɡnɪtuːd/yod-dropping
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
An order of magnitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: order of magnitude
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ratio
History
Etymology
From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.
Across languages
Translations
124 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մեծություն
(mecutʻyun)
— size, etc.
Armenian:
չափ
(čʻapʻ)
— size, etc.
Belarusian:
велічыня́
(vjeličynjá)
— size, etc.
Bulgarian:
големина
(golemina)
— size, etc.
Catalan:
magnitud
— size, etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
大小
(dàxiǎo)
— size, etc.
Dutch:
grootte
— size, etc.
Esperanto:
grando
— size, etc.
Esperanto:
grandeco
— size, etc.
Esperanto:
magnitudo
— size, etc.
Estonian:
suurus
— size, etc.
Estonian:
ulatus
— size, etc.
Estonian:
tähtsus
— size, etc.
Finnish:
koko
— size, etc.
Finnish:
laajuus
— size, etc.
Finnish:
merkitys
— size, etc.
French:
ampleur
— size, etc.
Georgian:
სიდიდე
(sidide)
— size, etc.
Gothic:
𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃
(mikildūþs)
— size, etc.
Gothic:
𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹
(mikilei)
— size, etc.
Ancient Greek:
μέγεθος
(mégethos)
— size, etc.
Hindi:
आकार
(ākār)
— size, etc.
Ingrian:
suurus
— size, etc.
Irish:
méid
— size, etc.
Italian:
vastità
— size, etc.
Italian:
magnitudine
— size, etc.
Japanese:
大きさ
(ōkisa)
— size, etc.
Kazakh:
көлем
(kölem)
— size, etc.
Latin:
magnitūdō
— size, etc.
Macedonian:
голе́мина
(golémina)
— size, etc.
Māori:
kaha
— size, etc.
Polish:
wielkość
— size, etc.
Portuguese:
grandeza
— size, etc.
Portuguese:
magnitude
— size, etc.
Romanian:
mărime
— size, etc.
Russian:
величина́
(veličiná)
— size, etc.
Russian:
разме́р
(razmér)
— size, etc.
Scottish Gaelic:
meudachd
— size, etc.
Spanish:
magnitud
— size, etc.
Swedish:
magnitud
— size, etc.
Tagalog:
dakil
— size, etc.
Tajik:
бузургӣ
(buzurgi)
— size, etc.
Turkish:
şiddet
— size, etc.
Turkish:
büyüklük
— size, etc.
Ukrainian:
величина́
(velyčyná)
— size, etc.
Armenian:
մեծություն
(mecutʻyun)
— number
Bulgarian:
порядък
(porjadǎk)
— number
Estonian:
suurus
— number
Finnish:
suuruus
— number
French:
grandeur
— number
German:
Betrag
— number
Japanese:
大きさ
(ōkisa)
— number
Polish:
liczba
— number
Portuguese:
magnitude
— number
Romanian:
mărime (numerică)
— number
Romanian:
cantitate
— number
Russian:
величина́
(veličiná)
— number
Spanish:
magnitud
— number
Swedish:
magnitud
— number
Swedish:
storlek
— number
Tagalog:
dakil
— number
Finnish:
pituus
— of a vector
French:
module
— of a vector
German:
Betrag
— of a vector
Italian:
module
— of a vector
Japanese:
大きさ
(ōkisa)
— of a vector
Polish:
długość
— of a vector
Polish:
wartość
— of a vector
Polish:
norma
— of a vector
Portuguese:
magnitude
— of a vector
Romanian:
mărime
— of a vector
Russian:
модуль
(modulʹ)
— of a vector
Spanish:
norma
— of a vector
Swedish:
magnitud
— of a vector
Swedish:
längd
— of a vector
Swedish:
norm
— of a vector
Tagalog:
dakil
— of a vector
Bulgarian:
звездна величина
(zvezdna veličina)
— apparent brightness of a star
Chinese Mandarin:
星等
(xīngděng)
— apparent brightness of a star
Estonian:
tähesuurus
— apparent brightness of a star
Estonian:
magnituud
— apparent brightness of a star
Finnish:
magnitudi
— apparent brightness of a star
Finnish:
suuruusluokka
— apparent brightness of a star
Finnish:
kirkkausaste
— apparent brightness of a star
French:
magnitude
— apparent brightness of a star
Hindi:
सापेक्ष कांतिमान
(sāpekṣ kāntimān)
— apparent brightness of a star
Hungarian:
magnitúdó
— apparent brightness of a star
Irish:
méid
— apparent brightness of a star
Italian:
magnitudine
— apparent brightness of a star
Japanese:
等級
(tōkyū)
— apparent brightness of a star
Persian:
قدر فروغ
(qadr)
— apparent brightness of a star
Polish:
wielkość gwiazdowa
— apparent brightness of a star
Portuguese:
magnitude
— apparent brightness of a star
Romanian:
mărime stelară
— apparent brightness of a star
Romanian:
magnitudine
— apparent brightness of a star
Russian:
величина́
(veličiná)
— apparent brightness of a star
Russian:
магниту́да
(magnitúda)
— apparent brightness of a star
Spanish:
magnitud
— apparent brightness of a star
Swedish:
skenbar magnitud
— apparent brightness of a star
Tagalog:
kinang
— apparent brightness of a star
Turkish:
kadir
— apparent brightness of a star
Armenian:
ուժգնություն
(užgnutʻyun)
— energy of earthquake
Bulgarian:
магниту́д
(magnitúd)
— energy of earthquake
Chinese Mandarin:
震級 /震级
(zhènjí)
— energy of earthquake
Estonian:
magnituud
— energy of earthquake
Finnish:
magnitudi
— energy of earthquake
Finnish:
voimakkuus
— energy of earthquake
French:
magnitude
— energy of earthquake
Hindi:
परिमाण
(parimāṇ)
— energy of earthquake
Hungarian:
magnitúdó
— energy of earthquake
Irish:
méid creatha talún
— energy of earthquake
Italian:
magnitudo
— energy of earthquake
Japanese:
マグニチュード
(magunichūdo)
— energy of earthquake
Kazakh:
магнитуда
(magnituda)
— energy of earthquake
Polish:
magnituda
— energy of earthquake
Portuguese:
magnitude
— energy of earthquake
Romanian:
magnitudine
— energy of earthquake
Romanian:
mărime
— energy of earthquake
Russian:
мо́щность
(móščnostʹ)
— energy of earthquake
Russian:
магниту́да
(magnitúda)
— energy of earthquake