amplitude

• (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
• the property of copious abundance
• greatness of magnitude
• State of being ample
• Largeness, in a figurative sense
• The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator
• The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object
• The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown
• The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium
• An angle upon which the value of some function depends

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