range (r nj)n. 1. a. Extent of perception, knowledge, experience, or ability. b. The area or sphere in which an activity takes place. c. The full extent covered: within the range of possibilities. 2. a. An amount or extent of variation: a wide price range. b. Music The gamut of tones that a voice or instrument is capable of producing. Also called compass. 3. a. The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a projectile, aircraft, radio signal, or sound. b. The maximum distance that can be covered by a vehicle with a specified payload before its fuel supply is exhausted. c. The distance between a projectile weapon and its target. 4. A place equipped for practice in shooting at targets. 5. Aerospace A testing area at which rockets and missiles are launched and tracked. 6. An extensive area of open land on which livestock wander and graze. 7. The geographic region in which a plant or animal normally lives or grows. 8. The act of wandering or roaming over a large area. 9. Mathematics The set of all values a given function may take on. 10. Statistics The difference or interval between the smallest and largest values in a frequency distribution. 11. A class, rank, or order: The candidate had broad support from the lower ranges of the party. 12. Abbr. Ra. An extended group or series, especially a row or chain of mountains. 13. One of a series of double-faced bookcases in a library stack room. 14. Abbr. R A north-south strip of townships, each six miles square, numbered east and west from a specified meridian in a U.S. public land survey. 15. A stove with spaces for cooking a number of things at the same time. v. ranged, rang·ing, rang·es v.tr. 1. To arrange or dispose in a particular order, especially in rows or lines. 2. To assign to a particular category; classify. 3. To align (a gun, for example) with a target. 4. a. To determine the distance of (a target). b. To be capable of reaching (a maximum distance). 5. To pass over or through (an area or region). 6. To turn (livestock) onto an extensive area of open land for grazing. 7. Nautical To uncoil (an anchor cable) on deck so the anchor may descend easily. v.intr. 1. To vary within specified limits: ages that ranged from two to five. 2. To extend in a particular direction: a river that ranges to the east. 3. To extend or lie in the same direction: "Whatsoever comes athwart his affection ranges evenly with mine" (Shakespeare). 4. To pass over or through an area or region in or as if in exploration. 5. To wander freely; roam. 6. To live or grow within a particular region. [Middle English, row, rank, from Old French, from rangier, to put in a row, from rang, reng, line, of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: range, ambit, compass, orbit, purview, reach, scope, sweep These nouns denote an area within which something acts, operates, or has power or control: the range of a nuclear missile; the ambit of municipal legislation; information within the compass of the article; countries within the political orbit of a world power; regulations under the government's purview; outside the reach of the law; issues within the scope of an investigation; outside the sweep of federal authority. See Also Synonyms at wander. |
range
Noun
1. the limits within which a person or thing can function effectively: academic ability range
2.
a. the maximum effective distance of a projectile fired from a weapon
b. the distance between a target and a weapon
3. the total distance which a ship, aircraft, or vehicle can travel without taking on fresh fuel
4. the difference in pitch between the highest and lowest note of a voice or musical instrument
5. a whole set of related things: a range of treatments was available
6. the total products of a manufacturer, designer, or stockist: the latest skin-care range
7. the limits within which something can lie: a range of prices
8. US & Canad an extensive tract of open land on which livestock can graze
9. a chain of mountains
10. an area set aside for shooting practice or rocket testing
11. a large cooking stove with one or more ovens
12. Maths the set of values that a function or variable can take
Verb
[ranging, ranged]
1. to vary between one point and another
2. to cover a specified period or specified things: attitudes ranged from sympathy to indifference
3. to roam (over)
4. to establish or be situated in a line or series
5. to put into a specific category: they ranged themselves with the opposition [Old French: row]
| range (rnj) 1. The set of all values that a given function may have. Compare domain. 2. The difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data. If the lowest test score of a group of students is 54 and the highest is 94, the range is 40. |
Range a series of things; a row, line, or file.
Examples: range of beehives, 1836; of books, 1863; of buildings, 1618; of campfires, 1677; of cliffs, 1859; of colours; of emotions; of hunters; of islands, 1748; of ladies, 1760; of morasses, 1791; of mountains, 1705; of oars, 1652; of outbuildings; of ovens; of pillars, 1511; of piles; of pupils, 1847; of soldiers; of trees, 1695; of vases, 1786.
1. The distance between any given point and an object or target.
2. Extent or distance limiting the operation or action of something, such as the range of an aircraft, ship, or gun.
3. The distance that can be covered over a hard surface by a ground vehicle, with its rated payload, using the fuel in its tank and its cans normally carried as part of the ground vehicle equipment.
4. Area equipped for practice in shooting at targets. In this meaning, also called target range.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | range - 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" extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" approximate range, ballpark - near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" confines - a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city" contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) internationality, internationalism - quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction purview, horizon, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" gamut - a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities |
| 2. |  range - the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"earreach, earshot, hearing - the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" limit - as far as something can go rifle range, rifle shot - the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range" | |
| 3. | range - 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" home range, home territory - the area in which an animal normally ranges | |
| 4. |  range - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth massif - a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" | |
| 5. | range - 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" facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" practice range - a place for practicing golf shots rifle range - a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges" test range - a range for conducting tests | |
| 6. | range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" band - a range of frequencies between two limits assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" | |
| 7. | range - (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" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" | |
| 8. | range - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" | |
| 9. |  range - a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"charcoal burner - a stove that burns charcoal as fuel cookstove - a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove) electric range - a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power kitchen appliance - a home appliance used in preparing food potbelly stove, potbelly - a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned Primus stove, Primus - a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers spirit stove - a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol | |
| Verb | 1. | range - change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" extend, run, lead, pass, go - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" |
| 2. |  range - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" maunder - wander aimlessly drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town" | |
| 3. | range - have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles" carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house" | |
| 4. | range - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" spread-eagle - stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county" | |
| 5. | range - lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" compart - lay out in parts according to a plan | |
| 6. | range - feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" | |
| 7. | range - let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" | |
| 8. | range - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" superordinate - place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" shortlist - put someone or something on a short list seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds reorder - assign a new order to subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" prioritise, prioritize - assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" sequence - arrange in a sequence downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
range
Translations
range [reɪndʒ] n [of mountains] → cadena de montañas, cordillera; [of missile] → alcance m [of voice] → registro (= series); serie f [of products] → surtido;
(also: kitchen range) → fogón m
vi to range over (= wander) → recorrer (= extend); extenderse por;
within (firing) range → a tiro;
range [reɪndʒ] n [of mountains] → chaîne f [of missile, voice]; portée f [of products]; choix m, gamme f;
(also: kitchen range) → fourneau m (de cuisine)
vi to range over → couvrir;
to range from ... to → aller de ... à;
within (firing) range → à portée (de tir);
range [reɪndʒ] n (of mountains) → Kette f;
(of missile) → Reichweite f;
(of voice) → Umfang m;
(series) → Reihe f;
(of products) → Auswahl f;
(Mil) (also: rifle range) → Schießstand m;
(also: kitchen range) → Herd m
vt (place in a line) → anordnen
vi to range over (extend) → sich erstrecken über +acc;
price range → Preisspanne f;
do you have anything else in this price range? → haben Sie noch etwas anderes in dieser Preisklasse?;
within (firing) range → in Schussweite;
at close range → aus unmittelbarer Entfernung;
ranged left/right (text) → links-/rechtsbündig;
range [reɪndʒ] n [of mountains] → catena; [of missile, voice] → portata; [of products] → gamma;
vi to range over → coprire;
to range from ... to → andare da ... a;
price range → gamma di prezzi;
do you have anything else in this price range? → ha nient'altro su or di questo prezzo?;
n range [reindʒ]
1 a selection or variety a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests. verskeidenheid تَشْكيلَه обхват řada, rejstřík udvalg; række die Bandbreite φάσμα, ποικιλία gama, variedad, surtido valik وسعت؛ محدوده؛ دامنه valikoima assortiment, variété מִגווָן पंक्ति, श्रृंखला izbor, krug választék, skála pilihan úrval gamma, varietà 範囲 (수·양·정도의) 범위 apimtis, diapazonas, įvairovė loks; klāsts jenis pilihan verscheidenheid utvalg; område wachlarz, gama variedade gamă, varietate ассортимент; разнообразие výber, paleta izbor; vrsta niz sortiment, urval ขอบเขตหรือแนว çeşit, tür 範圍，領域 лінія, ряд تنوع loại 范围，领域
2 the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns. trefwydte مَدى، مسافَه обсег dostřel, dosah rækkevidde die Reichweite βεληνεκές, ακτίνα, εμβέλεια δράσης alcance ulatuskaugus برد kantomatka (à/hors de) portée (de) .טְווַח दायरा doseg, domet (ható)távolság jangkauan drægi, skotfæri raggio, portata 射程 (작용의) 범위 veikimo atstumas tālums; sniedzamības sfēra jarak draagwijdte skudd-/rekkevidde, aksjonsradius zasięg alcance rază (de acţiune); bătaie дальность dostrel, dosah, rozsah domet domet räckvidd, räckhåll, skotthåll ระยะทางการเคลื่อนที่ menzil, erim, uzaklık 距離 дальність; досяжність داءرہ khoảng cách 距离
3 the amount between certain limits I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes. reikwydte, omgewing مبلَغٌ يَتَراوَح облаcт rozpětí område; interval der Umfang κλίμακα, εύρος escala; orden ulatus دامنه تغییرات luokka, skaala (de l')ordre (de); étendue טְווַח दायरा raspon (változási) tartomány batas antara upphæð innan tiltekinna marka fascia; estensione はば (변동) 범위, 한도 ribos, diapazonas amplitūda; diapazons jumlah dalam lingkungan bereik område rząd, skala escala (de) ordin(ul); registru vocal предел; диапазон rozpätie, pásmo razpon opseg område, omfång, register ค่าแตกต่างระหว่างตัวแปรที่น้อยที่สุดกับมากที่สุด kapsam 變化範圍 межа; діапазон حد tầm; khoảng 变化范围
4 a row or series a mountain range. reeks سِلْسِلَه верига řetěz række; -række; kæde; -kæde die Reihe σειρά cadena, cordillera rida, hulk سلسله جبال؛ رشته کوه jono chaîne שוּרָה श्रृंखला gorski lanac sor deretan fjallgarður catena 連なり 줄, 열 virtinė grēda; rinda; virkne banjaran keten rekke, kjede łańcuch cadeia lanţ цепь pásmo, séria (gorska) veriga venac rad, räcka, kedja แถว dizi, sıra, silsile 一行或一系列 пасмо سلسلہ dãy 一行或一系列
5 in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze. beesplaas مِنْطَقَة للمواشي пасище prérie græsseområde das Weideland ανοιχτό βοσκοτόπι dehesa, terreno de pasto piirdeta karjamaa مرتع؛ چراگاه laidunmaa prairie שֶׁטָח מִרעֶה अमेरिका में भूमि जिसके दायरे में मवेशी चर सकती है prerija, područje za pašu (szabad) legelő padang rumput bithagi, afréttur prateria 牧場 방목지 (neaptverta) ganykla ganības kawasan tani open land uinngjerdet beiteland pastwisko pastagem păşune неогороженное пастбище préria, pastvina pašnik pašnjak betesmark บริเวณกว้างใหญ่สำหรับเลี้ยงสัตว์ otlak 放牧區 велике пасовище امریکہ میں اس زمین کو کہتے ہیں جس پر مویشی گھاس چرتے ہیں bãi thả gia súc 放牧区
6 a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range. skietbaan مِنْطَقَة للصَّيَد стрелбище střelnice skydebane der Schießstand πεδίο βολής, σκοπευτήριο campo de tiro lasketiir میدان تیر ampumarata champ de tir טְווָח יִרי चांदमारी streljana lőtér lapangan tembak skotsvæði poligono 射撃場 사격 연습장 šaudykla poligons; šautuve kawasan latihan schietbaan skytefelt strzelnica campo teren (de tir) тир strelnica strelišče strelište []bana สถานที่ฝึกซ้อมยิงปืน atış alanı 射擊場 стрільбище, полігон نشانہ بازی کی مشق کرنے کی جگہ trường bắn 射击场
7 a large kitchen stove with a flat top. rooster مِطْبَخ غاز кухненска печка sporák komfur der Küchenherd θερμάστρα cocina pliit اجاق با برق یا گاز liesi cuisinière מִטווַח अंगीठी, चूल्हा štednjak (konyhai) tűzhely tungku eldavél fornelli レンジ 레인지 viryklė pavards sejenis dapur keukenfornuis komfyr piec kuchenny fogão aragaz, maşină de gătit кухонная плита sporák štedilnik šporet sa ravnom pločom köksspis เตาหุงต้มชนิดหนึ่ง mutfak ocağı 爐竈 кухонна плита ایک بڑا اسٹوو bếp có lò nướng 炉灶
v
1 to put in a row or rows The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley. opstel يَصْطَف нареждам seřadit (se) opstille aufstellen παρατάσσω aliniar(se), poner(se) en filas rivistama ردیف کردن؛ رده بندی کردن järjestää riviin (se) ranger לְסַדֵר בְּשוּרָה कतार में बांधना postrojiti se sorba állít berderet raða/stilla upp allineare, schierare 並べる 정렬시키다 išrikiuoti nostādīt rindā/ierindā berbaris rangschikken stille opp på rekke uszeregować alinhar a se alinia выстраивать(ся) в ряд zoradiť (sa) razvrstiti (se) postrojiti se ställa upp på rad จัดแถว sıraya koymak, dizmek 排列成行 шикуватися قطار میں ترتیب دینا sắp xếp thành hàng 排列成行
2 to vary between certain limits Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful. wissel يَتَراوَح варирам být v rozmezí veksle; svinge schwanken κυμαίνομαι, ποικίλλω variar vahelduma تغییر کردن vaihdella varier (entre...et) לָנוּע בֵּין... दो सीमाओं में बदलना kretati se váltakozik bervariasi leika á tilteknu bili variare 変化する (일정한 범위 안에서) 변동하다 svyruoti svārstīties (starp) berubah-ubah vari{#225}{#137}{#225}ren veksle/variere/ligge mellom wahać się variar a varia (între...şi) колебаться byť v rozmedzí segati varirati variera ผันแปรภายในขอบเขตหนึ่ง ... arasında değişmek, oynamak (在一定範圍內)變動 коливатися в певних межах مختلف مدارج میں ہونا thay đổi （在一定范围内）变动
3 to go, move, extend etc His talk ranged over a number of topics. verskeidenheid يَمْتَد простирам се pokrývat, zahrnovat komme ind på sich erstrecken εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι extenderse, cubrir ulatuma, katma گسترش یافتن ulottua couvrir לָנוּע सीमा जिसके अंदर जाना, या कुछ करना obuhvatiti (ki)terjed mencakup ná yfir coprire, spaziare su ～にわたる (화제가) ...에 걸치다, 망라되어 있다 apimti, driektis ietvert; aptvert bergerak bestrijken bevege seg; spenne over rozciągać się estender-se a se extinde asupra охватывать zahŕňať raztezati se vrteti se oko sträcka sig över, täcka ขยาย uzanmak 涉及，漫遊 бродити, блукати کسی خاص سمت میں جانا đề cập 涉及，漫游
n ranger
1 a person who looks after a forest or park. bewaarder حارِس الغابَه горски lesník skovrider der/die Förster(in) δασοφύλακας guardabosques metsavaht, pargivaht جنگلبان metsänvartija garde forestier שוֹמֵר יַעַר जंगल या पार्क की देखरेख करने वाला, वनरक्षक lugar, šumar erdőőr penjaga hutan atau taman landvörður guardia forestale レーンジャー 산림 감시인 eigulys mežzinis polis hutan houtvester skogforvalter strażnik parku narodowego, leśnik guarda-florestal pădurar лесничий lesník čuvaj rendžer kronojägare, skogvaktare เจ้าหน้าที่ดูแลป่าหรืออุทยาน orman koruyucusu, bekçi 園林看守, 護林員 лісничий باغ یا جنگلات کا نگراں người bảo vệ rừng; bảo vệ công viên 园林看守, 护林员
2 (American) a soldier who is a member of a specially trained force; a commando. speursoldaat جُنْدي قُوّة خاصَّه، كوماندو командос zvláštní jednotky kommandosoldat Angehöriger einer besonderen Schutztruppe καταδρομέας de las soldado tropas de asalto eriüksuse liige, eriüksus تکاور kommando garde monté שוֹטֵר רָכוּב कमांडो komandos lovas csendőr; kommandós prajurit komando sérþjálfaður hermaður; landgönguliði (soldato di un reparto di truppe d'assalto) 特別攻撃隊員 특별 유격대원 desantininkas reindžers; desantnieks askar commando kommandosoldat komandos comando soldat dintr-o trupă de comando рейнджер zvláštna jednotka komandos komandos kommandosoldat ทหารสังกัดหน่วยพิเศษ komando 別動隊隊員，突擊隊員 рейнджер کمانڈو biệt kích 别动队队员，突击队员
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