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magnitud

magnitude; scale

noun mahg-nee-TOOD Less Common

Origin: From Latin magnitudo (greatness), from magnus (great).

Usage Note

Magnitud is used in scientific contexts (earthquake magnitude, stellar magnitude) and figuratively for the scale of an event or problem. Unlike English, it almost always takes a preceding qualifier: de gran magnitud, de esta magnitud. Note the final -d is fully pronounced: 'mahg-nee-TOOD'.

Examples

"El terremoto tuvo una gran magnitud."

Natural Translation

The earthquake had a great magnitude.

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