amplitude
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Magnitudes on the Richter scale are measured logarithmically, with each whole number increase representing ten times more in measured amplitude.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The nature of this interaction depended on the oscillator's frequency and amplitude.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
For the first time, they directly visualized how the amplitude of charge density wave order evolves across space inside a quantum material.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
She won hearts with her big amplitude off the halfpipe and funny pre-run tweets.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Miss Ingram, who had now seated herself with proud grace at the piano, spreading out her snowy robes in queenly amplitude, commenced a brilliant prelude; talking meantime.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing amplitude
Waves and Wave Properties - Introductory
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Waves and Wave Properties - Middle School
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Physics - Introductory
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