Antonyms for amplitude


Grammar : Noun
Spell : am-pli-tood, -tyood
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm plɪˌtud, -ˌtyud


Definition of amplitude

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French amplitude or directly from Latin amplitudinem (nominative amplitudo) "wide extent, width," from amplus (see ample). Amplitude modulation in reference to radio wave broadcast (as opposed to frequency modulation) first attested 1921, usually abbreviated a.m.
  • noun bulk
  • noun size
Example sentences :
  • The amplitude is the width of swing of the individual particles of the waves.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • The wealth of design and amplitude of the series are truly amazing.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Paris » by Thomas Okey
  • The one is marked by energy and accuracy, the other by amplitude.
  • Extract from : « Pascal » by John Tulloch
  • The harbor of New York gives, first of all, the impression of amplitude.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 » by Various
  • This is called the amplitude and is indicated by the distance A-b.
  • Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower
  • Factors affecting intensity: area, amplitude, density, distance.
  • Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower
  • There is, however, a change not merely in amplitude but in type.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 » by Various
  • The young man who wrote with this amplitude and precision must have meant what he said.
  • Extract from : « The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2) » by John Cordy Jeaffreson
  • The amplitude of response was not only diminished, but the recovery also was incomplete.
  • Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
  • The amplitude of the response-curve measures the intensity of excitation.
  • Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

Synonyms for amplitude

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