amplitude

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
  2. noun the property of copious abundance
  3. noun greatness of magnitude

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French amplitude, from Latin amplitūdō, from amplus (“large”). By surface analysis, ample + -itude.

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