Polyglot Dictionary

magnitude

/maɡ.ni.tyd/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les magnitudes

Meaning

  1. magnitude of an earthquake

    • Le séisme avait une magnitude de 7,2.

      The quake had a magnitude of 7.2.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Terme technique utilisé pour mesurer la force d'un tremblement de terre.

Practice

1 What does magnitude mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le séisme avait une ___ de 7,2.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches magnitude?

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