noun🔗ShareMagnitude, ampleur, importanceThe absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something."The magnitude of the earthquake caused significant damage to the city. "La magnitude du séisme a causé des dégâts importants à la ville.amountvaluenumberdegreestatisticsmathsciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrdre de grandeurAn order of magnitude."The earthquake's magnitude was 7.0, meaning the shaking was significantly stronger than one of magnitude 5.0. "La magnitude du séisme était de 7,0, ce qui signifie que les secousses étaient significativement plus fortes que celles d'une magnitude de 5,0.numbermathscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrandeur, ampleurA number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically"The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 6.8 on the Richter scale. "La magnitude du séisme a été mesurée à 6,8 sur l'échelle de Richter.numbermathamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNormeOf a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm."The magnitude of the earthquake's tremor was 6.8 on the Richter scale. "La norme du tremblement de terre était de 6,8 sur l'échelle de Richter.mathphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉchelle de magnitudeA logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100."The star's magnitude was significantly lower than expected, meaning it was much dimmer. "La magnitude de l'étoile était significativement inférieure à celle attendue, ce qui signifiait qu'elle était beaucoup plus faible.astronomyphysicsnumbermathscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMagnitudeA measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale)."The earthquake's magnitude was 6.5, causing significant damage to the city. "La magnitude du séisme était de 6,5, causant des dégâts importants à la ville.geologyphysicsdisasterenergyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
