Amplitude

English Meaning

State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.

1. Greatness of size; magnitude.
2. Fullness; copiousness.
3. Breadth or range, as of intelligence.
4. Astronomy The angular distance along the horizon from true east or west to the intersection of the vertical circle of a celestial body with the horizon.
5. Physics The maximum absolute value of a periodically varying quantity.
6. Mathematics The maximum absolute value of a periodic curve measured along its vertical axis.
7. Mathematics The angle made with the positive horizontal axis by the vector representation of a complex number.
8. Electronics The maximum absolute value reached by a voltage or current waveform.