Thesaurus results for AMPLITUDES

amplitudes

noun

plural of amplitude

as in scopes

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests—government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy—is truly awesome

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Recent Examples of amplitudes This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 But the physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and collaborators realized that there were more compact ways to understand these scattering amplitudes. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026 The amplitudes from different signals add together, so the values those amplitudes represent also simply add together. — Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026 Second, the large amplitudes of the gravitational waves needed to generate the events that Weber was claiming a detection of would provide more energy than could possibly cosmically exist in any-and-all forms of radiation combined; the Universe as a whole ruled his interpretation out. — Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025 The team first runs dynamic laboratory tests on generic soil samples to build reliable models, applying waves at different strain rates and amplitudes and comparing experimental results with simulations. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 Smoke from primary wildfires along with weather create conditions for lightning, creating a continuous current with durations ranging from tens to hundreds of milliseconds and amplitudes from several tens to a few hundreds of amperes. — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.

— Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

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But the nightmarish realms of the Further retain their unnerving power, and some of the old-school ghost movie thrills are well done.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
However, officially removing him from the line of succession would require an Act of Parliament as well as the consent of the Commonwealth realms where King Charles is monarch, per the BBC.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of realms

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The stock market is doing just enough, through slim trading volumes and narrow index trading ranges, to escape August with its uptrend intact.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
In practice, American pilots will be able to detect an enemy on radar, launch the missile from extreme ranges and destroy the target before coming within close proximity to the enemy, potentially increasing the pilot's survivability.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranges

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The trail starts as a wide paved path before transitioning after about a third of a mile to a dirt path of varying widths.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The faux suede boots, which are available in standard and wide calf widths, feature a pointed toe, block heels, and a slouchy design.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of widths

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But the tricky bit is doing so without eviscerating Congress’ regulatory powers across a lot of different dimensions, including criminal law, that the justices may also think important.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Super stylish thing there although a bit difficult at this (telephoto-lens) distance to get a feel for the dimensions of the piece.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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