magnitude

noun

1. 巨大；重大；重要性
   the great size or importance of sth; the degree to which sth is large or important
   1. We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.
      我们没有意识到这个问题的重要性。
   2. a discovery of the first magnitude
      一项极重要的发现
2. 星等；星的亮度
   the degree to which a star is bright
   1. The star varies in brightness by about three magnitudes.
      星体的亮度大约分三个星等。
3. 震级
   the size of an earthquake

1. N-UNCOUNT 巨大;庞大;重要(性)
   If you talk about the magnitude of something, you are talking about its great size, scale, or importance.
   1. An operation of this magnitude is going to be difficult...
      这么大的手术实施起来十分困难。
   2. These are issues of great magnitude...
      这些问题极为重要。
   3. No one seems to realise the magnitude of this problem.
      似乎没有人意识到这个问题的严重性。
2. N-VAR 星等(指星的亮度);震级;(爆炸的)强度
   Magnitude is used in stating the size or extent of something such as a star, earthquake, or explosion.
   1. ...the 1.2 magnitude star Fomalhaut...
      星等为1.2 的北落师门星
   2. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3.
      1906年旧金山地震的震级为8.3级。
3. PHRASE 程度;重要性
   You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
   1. America and Russia do not face a problem of the same order of magnitude as Japan.
      美俄两国所面临问题的重要性与日本的不可同日而语。
4. PHRASE 数量级
   In mathematics, if one amount is an order of magnitude larger than another, it is ten times larger than the other. If it is two orders of magnitude larger, it is a hundred times larger.
   1. The time delay would be smaller by eight orders of magnitude.
      如果按8个数量级来看，延时量会显得小一些。

1. Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.
   部长们低估了他们所面临的任务的艰巨性。
2. An operation of this magnitude is going to be difficult
   这么大的手术实施起来十分困难。
3. These are issues of great magnitude
   这些问题极为重要。
4. No one seems to realise the magnitude of this problem.
   似乎没有人意识到这个问题的严重性。
5. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had a magnitude of 8.3.
   1906年旧金山地震的震级为8.3级。
6. America and Russia do not face a problem of the same order of magnitude as Japan.
   美俄两国所面临问题的重要性与日本的不可同日而语。
7. The time delay would be smaller by eight orders of magnitude.
   如果按8个数量级来看，延时量会显得小一些。
8. Any earthquake at any distance from a calibrated seismograph is nowadays assigned a magnitude.
   现在对于距一标定过的地震仪任何距离处的任何一个地震，都可用一个震级确定之。
9. A vector is defined by a direction as well as a magnitude.
   矢量是由方向和量级决定的。
10. An explanation of the magnitude of such a dipole moment must seal explicity with two contributing factors.
    对这和偶极矩大小的解释必须明确研究两个有关的因素。
11. "the world may never witness a ceremony of the magnitude and ingenuity as that which opens the2008 olympics," it said.
    世界可能再也看不到像2008年北京奥运会如此规模宏大而又独具匠心的开幕式。
12. Stars of the first magnitude are the brightest.
    一等星的星最明亮。
13. It is quite evident that a project of such magnitude cannot be completed with just a few people.
    很显然，这么大的工程靠几个人的力量是完不成的。
14. The magnitude of the epidemic was frightening.
    这种流行病传播范围之广令人惊惶不安。
15. The variation will be on the same order of magnitude as the average itself.
    变动的值，会和平均值本身有相同的数量级。
16. Usually on that day, the indicated earthquakes are high in magnitude and number.
    通常在这一天，表示地震的规模和数量上的高。
17. It's always opposing the velocity, so this is the magnitude of the resistive force.
    总是和速度相反，这是阻力的大小。
18. It's the magnitude squared of the velocity.
    这是速度大小，的平方。
19. Magnitude of natural resources value is decided by its use value and compensation value.
    自然资源价值大小，取决于它的使用价值和补偿价值。
20. The country's debt this year will be of the same order of magnitude as it was last year.
    今年这个国家所欠的债务和去年相比在一个数量级上。
21. A variable that has magnitude and direction.
    一种具有大小和方向的量。
22. Many studies are made on the pattern of earthquake occurrence in space, time and magnitude.
    对地震发生的空间，时间和震级的图像作了许多研究。
23. In the last 10 years researchers have advanced by roughly an order of magnitude.
    在过去10年中，研究人员大约前进了一个数量级。
24. Various attempts have been made to quantify the magnitude of this effect.
    人们进行了多种多样的尝试，对这种影响加以量化。
25. The pressure force on small particles fluctuates from moment to moment in magnitude and direction.
    在小的粒子上的压力，从一个时刻到另一个时刻，在大小和方向上都有起伏。
26. What is the difference between intensity scales and magnitude scales?
    地震的烈度和震级之间有什么区别？
27. In the end, a study on the estimation of magnitude of in-situ stress was described.
    最后简述了地应力数值大小的推估研究与展望。
28. A vector quantity is one whose direction as well as its magnitude is significant.
    矢量是一个其方向和其大小同样有意义的量。
29. This understates the magnitude of the problem.
    这缩小了问题的严重性。
30. But the magnitude and characteristics of the impact vary considerably across countries and regions.
    然而，危机对各国和各地区具有不同程度的影响和特点。

noun

1. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
   1. they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion
   2. about the magnitude of a small pea

2. relative importance
   1. a problem of the first magnitude

3. a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities

   Synonym:    order of magnitude