magnitude
noun
size; extent; dimensions.
magnitudes
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pluralof magnitude.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Columbia was the biggest place I’d ever lived by magnitudes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The death toll from last week's quakes - with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 - has risen to 1,943 with more than 10,000 people injured and tens of thousands more unaccounted for.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
An employee who asked to remain anonymous said that the institution has received "a great many" bodies since the day of the two earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, and is overwhelmed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The twin quakes — with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 — struck the nation within 39 seconds just after 6 p.m on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
This for us is more than enough for the calculations, predictions, and information which we need to have of the positions, places, magnitudes and motions of the planets.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
