amplitude
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amplitude/ˈamplɪtjuːd/
▶noun
- 1 Physics the maximum extent or magnitude of a vibration or other oscillating phenomenon, measured from the equilibrium position or average value.
- 2 breadth, range, or magnitude.
- 3 Astronomy the angular distance of a celestial object from the true east or west point of the horizon at rising or setting.
– origin C16: from L. amplitudo, from amplus ‘large, abundant’.
'amplitude' also found in these Oxford entries:
AM
- amplifier
- amplify
- amplitude modulation
- beat
- carrier wave
- clip
- damp
- dampen
- damping
- discriminator
- evanescent
- flutter
- kicksorter
- leading edge
- modulate
- node
- pulse code modulation
- quantize
- sine curve
- square wave
- standing wave
- trailing edge
- travelling wave
- voiceprint
