Collocations for "magnitude"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "magnitude" in context.
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magnitude
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the magnitude of the [change, decision, ruling, event]
- an event of [great, huge, enormous] magnitude
- the magnitude of the [earthquake, tornado, hurricane, waves]
- the sheer magnitude of the [galaxy, planet, cosmos]
- the sheer magnitude of the [ruling, decision]
- [amazed, surprised, shocked, overwhelmed] by the (sheer) magnitude (of)
- [calculate, determine, measure] the magnitude of an angle
- (the army was) [overpowered, defeated, beaten] by sheer magnitude
- doesn't [understand, appreciate, get] the magnitude of the [issue, problem]
- [underestimated, disregarded, ignored] the magnitude (of)
- is [a point, an issue] of the first magnitude
- has taken on [increased, greater] magnitude (following)
- a star's [visual, apparent] magnitude
- by order of magnitude
- (arranged, organized) in [ascending, descending] order of magnitude
- [these problems are, her fear is) of a different order of magnitude
'magnitude' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):