magnitude C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual Freq #14854 Meanings 1 noun The great size, extent, or importance of something. No one understood the magnitude of the disaster until days later. 2 noun The size or extent of something measured on a scale. Scientists measured the magnitude of the earthquake at seven. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the great size, extent, or... prominence Word family Forms magnitudes Derived forms macromagnitudemagnitudinalmicromagnitudemillimagnitudepseudomagnitude Common collocations absolute magnitude Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō. magnitūdō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # magnitude **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/ **Frequency rank:** 14854 ## Meanings 1. The great size, extent, or importance of something. 2. The size or extent of something measured on a scale. ## Examples - No one understood the magnitude of the disaster until days later. - Scientists measured the magnitude of the earthquake at seven. ## Derived Forms - macromagnitude - magnitudinal - micromagnitude - millimagnitude - pseudomagnitude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: magnitūdō - Affix: -tude - state ## Etymology From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō. ## AI Etymology Magnitude comes from Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō. The historical chain includes magnitūdō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as macromagnitude, magnitudinal, micromagnitude, and millimagnitude. In present use it covers the great size, extent, or importance of something and the size or extent of something measured on a scale. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown