amplitude

Noun

amplitude (countable and uncountable, plural amplitudes)

1. The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
   • The cathedral of Lincoln […] is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
   • amplitude of mind1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 2
2. The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
3. The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
7. The range of motion of the gymnast's body while performing a skill.
8. The range of environmental conditions in which an organism can survive.