visual-magnitude

vis·u·al-mag·ni·tude

V v

Definitions of visual-magnitude word

noun visual-magnitude size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 1
noun visual-magnitude great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. 1
noun visual-magnitude greatness of size or amount. 1
noun visual-magnitude moral greatness: magnitude of mind. 1
noun visual-magnitude Astronomy. Also called visual magnitude, apparent magnitude. the brightness of a star or other celestial body as viewed by the unaided eye and expressed by a mathematical ratio of 2.512: a star of the first magnitude is approximately 2½ times as bright as one of the second magnitude and 100 times brighter than one of the sixth magnitude. Only stars of the sixth magnitude or brighter can be seen with the unaided eye. absolute magnitude. 1
noun visual-magnitude Mathematics. a number characteristic of a quantity and forming a basis for comparison with similar quantities, as length. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Latin word magnitūdō. See magni-, -tude

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?