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, adjectiveWords nearby range
Example sentences from the Web for range
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.