How to Use amplitude in a Sentence

amplitude

noun
Definition of amplitudenext
Synonyms for amplitudenext
  • As the velocity of the wind changes so does the amplitude of the sound.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2022
  • That means the qubit is encoded in the amplitude of the microwave field.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2017
  • In March, the high slopes feel like a warm coast with the wide-open reflected light and the amplitude of snow so much like waves.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2020
  • The Theragun Pro has an amplitude of 16mm with 60 pounds of stall force.
    — Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored, 28 Aug. 2020
  • An example of the use of a log scale is for the amplitude (or wiggle) of earthquakes.
    — New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
  • In short, the kind of amplitude of flavor that makes most Champagnes seem light and simple.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Maybe, if cases don’t rise sharply enough, or to a high enough amplitude, the country won’t get there with BA.2 at all.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2022
  • So, as the light electric field changes amplitude and direction, the electrons feel the force of the field and are driven back and forth.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The amplitudes are converted to log values (the Richter scale) and then plotted on a log scale.
    — New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The whole idea of vault is to get enough momentum to perform a trick but have enough amplitude to drop straight down for the landing.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The researchers also found that the hum's amplitude, or loudness, did not vary over time.
    — National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The six letters make up words, and the words combine to form terms in each scattering amplitude.
    — Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
  • If the axions hit the swing with the right time delay, then the swing will start to swing at its natural frequency, and the amplitude will grow.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2018
  • Lastly, judges are looking at amplitude in the halfpipe and off jumps.
    — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2022
  • In this case, the researchers relied on correlations between the amplitude of the light waves and their phase.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 July 2020
  • For instance, the phase of one can affect the amplitude of its neighbor, which affects the phase of its next-nearest neighbor.
    — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, 7 Apr. 2019
  • The gusts gain frequency and amplitude, twanging the trees, hitting 70 miles per hour.
    — Nick Heil, Outside Online, 25 June 2013
  • And there are lots of these different waves with all the different amplitudes.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • The loudness, or amplitude, of a sound is determined by the maximum pressure of a wave.
    — Timothy Hsu, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Each whole number increase — from, say, 3 to 4, or 6 to 7 — is a tenfold increase in amplitude.
    — Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2021
  • Much of the amplitude in his dances radiates from a powerful back.
    — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The looming question is whether this is the start of what would be the fifth national wave of infections since the start of the pandemic - and if so, what the amplitude of that wave might be.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The looming question is whether this is the start of what would be the fifth national wave of infections since the start of the pandemic -- and if so, what the amplitude of that wave might be.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2021
  • But the primary product of the snapping claw is a high-amplitude pressure wave that can cause damage to soft tissues such as those of the brain.
    — Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 14 July 2022
  • Here is the simplest equation that gives the position of the mass as a function of time, where A is the amplitude of the motion and ω is the angular frequency.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But the team used a new device that picks up sound amplitude almost instantly.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Riders need sufficient amplitude to try it, but that ups the risk of slamming back into the halfpipe.
    — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Patrick Yocum began as a child and, full of wonder and amplitude, tentatively grew into the role of god.
    — Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2022
  • So there’s an amplitude about 10 millivolts, that changes the voltage.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • That enables the user to control both the frequency and amplitude of the vibrations.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024

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