magnitude
- n the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion
about the magnitude of a small pea - n a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
- n relative importance
a problem of the first magnitude
magnolia
- n dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
- n any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
magnolia acuminata
- n American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber
magnolia family
- n subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
magnolia fraseri
- n small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips