Idioms for range

    in range, (of two or more objects observed from a vessel) located one directly behind the other.

Origin of range

1350–1400; (noun) Middle English < Old French renge row, derivative of renc line; see rank1; (v.) Middle English rangen < Middle French ranger, Old French rengier, derivative of renc

SYNONYMS FOR range

1 sweep, reach. Range, compass, latitude, scope refer to extent or breadth. Range emphasizes extent and diversity: the range of one's interests. Compass suggests definite limits: within the compass of one's mind. Latitude emphasizes the idea of freedom from narrow confines, thus breadth or extent: granted latitude of action. Scope suggests great freedom but a proper limit: the scope of one's activities; the scope of one's obligations.
14 kind, sort.
15 tier, file.
25 align, rank.
26 array.
36 See roam.
38 lie.

OTHER WORDS FROM range

non·rang·ing, adjective sub·range, noun un·rang·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for range

range
/ (reɪndʒ) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for range

C13: from Old French: row, from ranger to position, from renc line

Medical definitions for range

range
[ rānj ]

n.

In statistics, the difference or interval between the smallest and largest values in a frequency distribution.

Scientific definitions for range

range
[ rānj ]

The set of all values that a given function may have. Compare domain.
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.

Idioms and Phrases with range

range

see at close range.