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.
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" 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) 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 palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art | | 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" eyeshot, view - the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" 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" | | 4. |  range - a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"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" rifle range - a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges" | | 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 | | 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"ken, sight - the range of vision; "out of sight of land" | | 9. |  range - a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"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 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" lead, run - cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" | | 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"roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, ramble, swan, drift, tramp, cast, roll 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" 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"feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" | | 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 subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" 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 noun 3. scope, area, field, bounds, province, orbit, span, domain, compass, latitude, radius, amplitude, purview, sphere verb 8. group, class, file, rank, arrange, grade, catalogue, classify, bracket, categorize, pigeonhole
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.
 Translations range [reɪndʒ] n [ of mountains] → cadena de montañas, cordillera; [ of missile] → alcance m [ of voice] → registro (= series); serie f [ of products] → surtido; ( MIL) (also: shooting range) → campo de tiro; (also: kitchen range) → fogón mvi 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)to range from ... to → aller de ... à; within (firing) range → à portée (de tir); ranged left/right [ text] → justifié à gauche/à droite
 range [reɪndʒ] n ( of mountains) → Kette f; (also: kitchen range) → Herd m do you have anything else in this price range? → haben Sie noch etwas anderes in dieser Preisklasse?; ranged left/right ( text) → links-/rechtsbündig;
 range [reɪndʒ] n [ of mountains] → catena; [ of missile, voice] → portata; [ of products] → gamma; ( MIL) (also: shooting range) → campo di tiro; (also: kitchen range) → fornello, cucina economicato range from ... to → andare da ... a; price range → gamma di prezzi;
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