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noun

Amplitude n.

1.

State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size. "The cathedral of Lincoln... is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese."

2.

Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness.

(a)

Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers. "Amplitude of mind." "Amplitude of comprehension."

(b)

Of extent of means or resources. "Amplitude of reward."

3.

(Astron.)

(a)

The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.

(b)

The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.

4.

(Gun.) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.

5.

(Physics) The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; applied especially to vibratory movements.

6.

(math.) An angle upon which the value of some function depends; a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.

Magnetic amplitude, the angular distance of a heavenly body, when on the horizon, from the magnetic east or west point as indicated by the compass. The difference between the magnetic and the true or astronomical amplitude (see 3 above) is the "variation of the compass."

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... humour, he surpasses the Falstaff of Shakspeare; clear and prompt, he might have stood up against Dr Johnson in close and peremptory argument; fertile and copious, he might have rivalled Burke in amplitude of declamation; while his opulent imagination and powers of comical description invest all that he utters, either with a picturesque mildness or a graphic quaintness peculiarly his own." These remarks, ...

— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. - The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century • Various

... meaning an angle measured on the eastern horizon. The term amplitude, thus used (by English writers also), is an old one in astronomical terminology. In the description of the second comet, al pie refers apparently to the head of the comet, which is here called its foot because sometimes this point was nearer to the ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVIII, 1617-1620 • Various

... the river at its source, rising into light through the fissures of the rock. The best of man's love is selfish, and we exchange love for love. Men do not bestow their affections on those who hate them, but the Eternal One loves all with an amplitude beyond comprehension. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that we might ...

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— Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest • J. Frank Dobie

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