magnitude /ˈmægnəˌtuːd/ Brit /ˈmægnəˌtjuːd/ noun /ˈmægnəˌtuːd/ Brit /ˈmægnəˌtjuːd/
noun
Learner's definition of MAGNITUDE
1
[noncount] : the size, extent, or importance of something大小;程度;重要性 -
The country's small army would be crushed in a war of such magnitude. [=in such a large war]这个国家的小规模部队会在这样一场大规模的战争中被摧毁。
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At this point no one really knows the true/real magnitude [=scale] of the problem.此刻,没人真正知道问题到底有多严重。
2 [count, noncount] technical
a : a number that shows the brightness of a star星等;星的亮度
b : a number that shows the power of an earthquake(地震)震级