amplitude
nounfeminineliterário/ɐ̃pliˈdɐ̃w̃/rare
am·pli·dão
Definition
Great extent; vastness; amplitude.
He contemplated the amplitude of the night sky from the mountain top.
The amplitude of the prairie was both daunting and exhilarating.
Common collocations
amplitude of the oceanamplitude of the sky
Etymology
Do latim amplitudo, -inis ('grandeza, extensão').