How to pronounce magnitude
American English pronunciation
MAG-nih-tood
- IPA
- /ˈmæɡnɪˌtud/
- Syllables
- MAG · nih · tood (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What magnitude means
Most people know magnitude in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A number that measures how bright a star looks
In a sentence: A star of magnitude one shines much brighter in the night sky than a star of magnitude five.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin magnitudo, meaning greatness, from magnus, meaning great.
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