Magnitude

Noun

 * 1) The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
 * 2)  A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
 * 3)  Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
 * 4)  The apparent brightness of a star (on a negative, logarithmic scale); apparent magnitude
 * 5)  A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

Adjectives for Magnitude
enhanced; prodigious; audacious; infinite; imposing; sensible; intermediate; considerable ; swelling.

Verbs for Magnitude
amplify—; comprehend—; extend—; heighten—; limit—; reduce—; restrict—; swell to—; —abates; —diminishes; —soars.

Thesaurus
Beehive, Cepheid variable, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, Hyades, Messier catalog, NGC, Pleiades, Seven Sisters, absolute magnitude, amount, ampleness, amplitude, area, bigness, binary star, black hole, body, boundlessness, breadth, bulk, caliber, consequence, coverage, depth, diameter, dimension, dimensions, double star, dwarf star, enormity, enormousness, expanse, expansion, extension, extent, fixed star, force, formidableness, fullness, gauge, giant star, gigantism, girth, globular cluster, grandeur, grandness, gravity star, great scope, greatness, height, hugeness, immensity, import, importance, infinity, intensity, largeness, length, main sequence star, mass, mass-luminosity law, matter, measure, measurement, might, mightiness, moment, momentousness, muchness, neighborhood, neutron star, note, nova, numbers, open cluster, order, pith, plenitude, populations, power, prodigiousness, proportion, proportions, pulsar, quantity, quantum, quasar, quasi-stellar radio source, radio star, radius, range, reach, red giant star, relative magnitude, scale, scope, significance, signification, size, sky atlas, spectrum-luminosity diagram, spread, star, star catalog, star chart, star cloud, star cluster, stellar magnitude, strength, stupendousness, substance, sum, supernova, tour de force, tremendousness, tune, variable star, vastness, vicinity, volume, weight, weightiness, white dwarf star, whole, width

Etymology
From magnitudo:;

Translations

 * Armenian: ,
 * Estonian: suurus, ulatus,  tähtsus
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 大きさ (ōkisa)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:


 * Romanian: mărime
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik: бузургӣ
 * Turkish: şiddet, büyüklük


 * Armenian:
 * Estonian: suurus
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * Japanese: 大きさ
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: mărime (numerică), cantitate
 * Swedish: ,


 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: 大きさ (ōkisa), 絶対値 (zettaichi)
 * Portuguese:


 * Romanian: mărime
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Estonian: tähesuurus, magnituud
 * Finnish: magnitudi, suuruusluokka, kirkkausaste
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 等級 (tōkyū)
 * Polish: wielkość gwiazdowa


 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: mărime stelară, magnitudine
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: kadir


 * Armenian: ուժգնություն
 * Bulgarian: магнитуд
 * Estonian: magnituud
 * Finnish: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: マグニチュード (magunichūdo)


 * Polish: magnituda
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: magnitudine (seismică), mărime
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: şiddet