Range (Noun)
Meaning 1
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The new smartphone has a range of up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge.
- The telescope's range allows it to capture images of distant galaxies that are invisible to the naked eye.
- The chef's range of culinary skills is impressive, from baking to haute cuisine.
- The company's range of products includes everything from household cleaning supplies to personal care items.
- The satellite's range is limited to the western hemisphere, making it useless for navigation in the eastern hemisphere.
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- Gamut
- Palette
- Confines
- Purview
- Approximate Range
- Contrast
- Latitude
- Spectrum
- Internationality
- Horizon
- Sweep
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Meaning 2
A place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
The limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 4
A variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 5
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 6
A kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
A series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 8
The limit of capability; "within the compass of education".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 9
A large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.