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mag·ni·tude AHD[măgʹnĭ-to͞od', -tyo͞od'] D.J.[ˈmægnɪˌtuːd, -ˌtjuːd]K.K.[ˈmægnɪˌtud, -ˌtjud]n.（名词）abbr. mag.【缩写】- Greatness of rank or position:崇高：职务或者地位的重要："such duties as were expected of a landowner of his magnitude"(Anthony Powell)“应该由地位崇高的地主来担负的责任”(安东尼·鲍威尔)
- Greatness in size or extent:巨大：尺寸或程度上的大：The magnitude of the flood was impossible to comprehend.这场水灾的危害性是无法了解的
- Greatness in significance or influence:重大：意义或者影响上的重大：was shocked by the magnitude of the crisis.被这场危机的严重程度震惊了
- Astronomy The degree of brightness of a celestial body designated on a numerical scale, on which the brightest star has magnitude -1.4 and the faintest visible star has magnitude 6, with the scale rule such that a decrease of one unit represents an increase in apparent brightness by a factor of 2.512. Also called apparent magnitude 【天文学】 星的亮度：用数字化尺度表示出来的一个天体的亮度，最亮的星的星等为-1.4；最昏暗的星等为6，在这种度量的规则下，星等减小一个单位表示外观亮度增强2.512倍 也作 apparent magnitude
- Mathematics 【数学】
- A number assigned to a quantity so that it may be compared with other quantities.量值：用来表示数量多少的一个数字，以便和其他数量作比较
- A property that can be quantitatively described, such as the volume of a sphere or the length of a vector.可量化的值：可以用数字形式描述出来的特性，例如球体的面积或者向量的长度
- Geology A measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake, as indicated on the Richter Scale.【地质学】 震级：衡量地震释放出能量大小的单位，例如按里氏标准表示出来的级别
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French [size] 源自 古法语 [尺寸]
- from Latin magnitūdō [greatness, size] 源自 拉丁语 magnitūdō [大；大小]
- from magnus [great] * see meg- 源自 magnus [大的] * 参见 meg-
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