- State of being ample; extent of surface or space;
largeness of dimensions; size. - Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance;
fullness. - Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers. - Of extent of means or resources. - The arc of the horizon between the true east or west
point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting.
At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it
is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern,
when north or south of the equator. - The arc of the horizon between the true east or west
point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or
object. - The horizontal line which measures the distance to which
a projectile is thrown; the range. - The extent of a movement measured from the starting
point or position of equilibrium; -- applied especially to vibratory
movements. - An angle upon which the value of some function depends;
-- a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.
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