amplitudes

plural of amplitude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of amplitudes This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 But the physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and collaborators realized that there were more compact ways to understand these scattering amplitudes. Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026 The amplitudes from different signals add together, so the values those amplitudes represent also simply add together. Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026 Second, the large amplitudes of the gravitational waves needed to generate the events that Weber was claiming a detection of would provide more energy than could possibly cosmically exist in any-and-all forms of radiation combined; the Universe as a whole ruled his interpretation out. Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025 The team first runs dynamic laboratory tests on generic soil samples to build reliable models, applying waves at different strain rates and amplitudes and comparing experimental results with simulations. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 Smoke from primary wildfires along with weather create conditions for lightning, creating a continuous current with durations ranging from tens to hundreds of milliseconds and amplitudes from several tens to a few hundreds of amperes. Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplitudes
Noun
  • As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.
    Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Most people care about all of those things, to different extents.
    Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Among the concert recordings are three full concerts being released for the very first time and several more full recordings of shows that have been excerpted, to varying extents, for past releases.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The Avengers Pavilion coming to Stark Expo at Hong Kong Disneyland will take guests across realms.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The realms of roots music and Americana are also rife with pop possibilities.
    Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This is especially true for the Sierra and North Coast ranges, where extra snowfall could come in the form of significantly higher-than-normal totals in the high peaks.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Century City flagship in Los Angeles, for example, carries the full women's and men's ranges alongside its more recent scrubs business, while incorporating smart fitting rooms connected to customers' membership profiles and purchase histories.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The faux suede boots, which are available in standard and wide calf widths, feature a pointed toe, block heels, and a slouchy design.
    Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The shoes come in a range of fun color combinations and sizes 5–16, including half sizes and wide widths.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • The ride is reasonably comfortable, steering is light but not vague and the vehicle feels smaller from behind the wheel than its large interior dimensions suggest.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, astronomers uncovered ones with dimensions similar to Earth’s, and these were sometimes dubbed Earth-like worlds.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Amplitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitudes. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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