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amplitude

Definitions of amplitude
  1. noun
    (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
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    type of:
    déplacement
    an event in which something is displaced without rotation
  2. noun
    a full supply
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    type of:
    abondance, profusion
    the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
  3. noun
    greatness of magnitude
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    type of:
    grandeur
    the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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