magnitude

noun

1 they felt daunted by the magnitude of the task:

immensity, vastness, hugeness, enormity, enormousness, expanse;

size, extent, greatness, largeness, bigness.

▷antonyms smallness.

2 events of tragic magnitude:

importance, import, significance, weight, moment, consequence, mark, notability, note, greatness, distinction, eminence, fame, renown, intensity, power.

▷antonyms triviality.

3 electorates of less than average magnitude:

size, extent, measure, proportions, dimensions, breadth, volume, weight, quantity, mass, bulk;

amplitude, capacity, strength, degree, gauge, measurement, extension.

4 its brightest star is only of magnitude 4.2:

brightness, brilliance, radiance, luminosity;

absolute magnitude, apparent magnitude.

5 the magnitude of each economic variable could be determined:

value, index, indicator, measure, norm, order, quantity, number, vector, figure.

□ of the first magnitude

of the utmost importance, of the greatest significance, very important, of importance, of significance, of note, of great moment, of great consequence.

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astrometry measurement of magnitude of stars

magnitude Oxford Dictionary of English