amplitude C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈæmplɪtuːd/ UK /ˈæmplɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the extent or magnitude of something; the range of a wave The amplitude of the sound wave determines its loudness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the extent or magnitude of... magnitudeextentbreadthrangefullnessscopeabundance ↔ Opposites smallnessnarrownessscarcityscantiness Word family Related forms ampleamplifyamplification Common collocations amplitude distortion Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Latin amplitudo ('wide extent, breadth'), from amplus ('large, spacious, ample'). amplitudo Latin amplus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # amplitude **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæmplɪtuːd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæmplɪtjuːd/ ## Meanings 1. the extent or magnitude of something; the range of a wave ## Examples - The amplitude of the sound wave determines its loudness. ## Synonyms - magnitude - extent - breadth - range - fullness - scope - abundance ## Antonyms - smallness - narrowness - scarcity - scantiness ## Related Forms - ample - amplify - amplification ## Roots and Affixes - Root: amplitudo - Root: amplus ## Etymology From Latin amplitudo ('wide extent, breadth'), from amplus ('large, spacious, ample'). ## AI Etymology Amplitude is from Latin amplitudo ('wide extent, breadth'), from amplus ('large, spacious, ample'). Important recorded forms include amplitudo (Latin) and amplus (Latin). The current sense covers the extent or magnitude of something; the range of a wave. The wider family includes related words such as ample, amplify, and amplification. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown