amplitude
/ˈæmpləˌtuːd/AM-pluh-tood
/ˈæmpləˌtud/AM-pluh-tood
Meaningwideness
Common meaning: breadth or size
Other meanings: the height of a wave
- amplwide, roomyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 111 · scan
- itudenoun ending: the state of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin amplus ‘wide, roomy’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry amplus, p. 111 · dictionary scan
Roots
- amplus, -a, -um Latin “wide, roomy”
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