🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

magnitude noun

  /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/
  • (uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
  • (seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).
magnitude
  • (astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
magnitude, module
  • (uncountable, countable) The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
ampleur, magnitude
  • (mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
grandeur

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

magnitude noun {f}

  /ma.ɲi.tyd/ , /maɡ.ni.tyd/
  • (Astronomie) Ordre de grandeur de la luminosité d’un astre
magnitude
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