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Definition of 'range'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) range
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
the range of steel prices.

2.  range
the extent or scope of something:
one's range of vision.

3.  range
the distance to which a projectile may be sent by a weapon.

4.  range
the distance of the target from the weapon.

5.  range
an area equipped with targets for practice in shooting:
a rifle range.

6.  range
an area used for flight-testing missiles.

7.  range
the distance of something from the point of operation, as in sound ranging.

8.  range
the distance that can be covered by an aircraft, ship, etc., carrying a normal load without refueling.

9.  range
the difference between the largest and smallest values in a statistical distribution.

10.  range
a continuous course of masonry of the same height from end to end.

11.  range
the horizontal direction or extension of a survey line established by two or more marked points.

12.  range
one of a series of divisions of tracts of public land numbered east and west from the principal meridian of a survey and consisting of a tier of townships.

13.  range
(in navigation) a line established by markers or lights on shore for the location of soundings.

14.  range
a rank, class, or order.

15.  range
a row, line, or series, as of persons or things.

16.  range
the act of moving around, as over an area or region.

17.  range
the region over which a population or species is distributed:
the range of the Baltimore oriole.

18.  range
Math. the set of all values attained by a given function throughout its domain.

19.  range
a chain of mountains forming a single system:
the Cascade Range.

20.  range
a large cooking stove having burners on the top surface and containing one or more ovens.

21. (adj.) range
working or grazing on a range.

22. (v.t.) range
to draw up or arrange (persons or things) in rows or lines or in a specific position.

23.  range
to place in a particular class; classify.

24.  range
to make straight, level, or even, as lines of type.

25.  range
to pass over or through (an area or region), as in exploring.

26.  range
to pasture (cattle) on a range.

27.  range
to direct or train, as a telescope.

28.  range
to ascertain the distance of.

29.  range
to lay out (an anchor cable) so that the anchor may descend smoothly.

30. (v.i.) range
to vary within certain limits:
Prices range from $20 to $50.

31.  range
to extend within extreme points of a scale:
emotions ranging from smugness to despair.

32.  range
to move around or through a region, as animals.

33.  range
to roam or wander:
talks ranging over a variety of subjects.

34.  range
to extend in a certain direction:
a boundary ranging from east and west.

35.  range
to lie or extend in the same line or plane as another or others.

36.  range
to extend or occur over an area or throughout a period, as an animal or plant.

37.  range
to find the range of something aimed at or to be located.

Definition of 'range'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
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"

2. (noun) range, reach
the limits within which something can be effective
"range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"

3. (noun) 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. (noun) range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
a series of hills or mountains
"the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

5. (noun) 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"

6. (noun) 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"

7. (noun) image, range, range of a function
(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"

8. (noun) compass, range, reach, grasp
the limit of capability
"within the compass of education"

9. (verb) stove, kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
"dinner was already on the stove"

10. (verb) range, run
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"

11. (verb) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
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"

12. (verb) range
have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
"This gun ranges over two miles"

13. (verb) range, straddle
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
"The plants straddle the entire state"

14. (verb) range, array, lay out, set out
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
"lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"

15. (verb) crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
feed as in a meadow or pasture
"the herd was grazing"

16. (verb) range
let eat
"range the animals in the prairie"

17. (verb) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

Definition of 'range'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) range
a set of different things of the same type
a range of shirts in different colors and sizes

2.  range
all the numbers, amounts, etc. included between two limits
a price/temperature range; toys for the 5-7 age range

3.  range
how far sth can reach, or from how far sth can be reached, seen, heard, etc.
long/short range vision

4.  range
within range of
able to be reached, heard, seen, etc.
a country within range of their nuclear missiles

5.  range
out of range
too far away to be reached, seen, heard, etc.

6.  range
a group of mountains
a mountain range in the Eastern U.S.

7.  range
an open space for the practice of shooting guns or hitting golf balls
***a shooting range

8.  range
a large piece of kitchen equipment with a stove and an oven
a gas range

9. (verb) range
to vary between a set of limits
The weather can range from extremely hot to below freezing.; numbers ranging between 3 and 50

10.  range
to include a variety
a group of people ranging from teachers to politicians

11.  range
(of a conversation, piece of writing, etc.) to be about a number of subjects
the stand-up comic whose performance ranged over many topics

Definition of 'range'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) range
to set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line

2. (noun) range
to place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually, reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc

3. (noun) range
to separate into parts; to sift

4. (noun) range
to dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species

5. (noun) range
to rove over or through; as, to range the fields

6. (noun) range
to sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast

7. (noun) range
to be native to, or to live in; to frequent

8.  range
a series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains

9.  range
an aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class

10.  range
the step of a ladder; a rung

11.  range
a kitchen grate

12.  range
an extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove

13.  range
a bolting sieve to sift meal

14.  range
a wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition

15.  range
that which may be ranged over; place or room for excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or sheep may wander and pasture

16.  range
extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as, the range of one's voice, or authority

17.  range
the region within which a plant or animal naturally lives

18.  range
the horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried

19.  range
sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile

20.  range
a place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced

21.  range
in the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart

22.  range
see Range of cable, below

23. (verb) range
to rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam

24. (verb) range
to have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles

25. (verb) range
to be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank

26. (verb) range
to have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; -- often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast

27. (verb) range
to be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay

Definition of 'range'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. range
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.

Translation of 'range'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a selection or variety a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.
Afrikaans: verskeidenheid	Arabic: تَشْكيلَه	Bulgarian: обхват
Brazilian: variedade	Czech: řada, rejstřík	German: die Bandbreite
Danish: udvalg; række	Greek: φάσμα, ποικιλία	Spanish: gama, variedad, surtido
Estonian: valik	Farsi: وسعت؛ محدوده؛ دامنه	Finnish: valikoima
French: assortiment, variété	Hebrew: מִגווָן	Hindi: पंक्ति, श्रृंखला
Croatian: izbor, krug	Hungarian: választék, skála	Indonesian: pilihan
Icelandic: úrval	Italian: gamma, varietà	Japanese: 範囲
Korean: 폭, 범위, 한도	Lithuanian: apimtis, diapazonas,įvair	Latvian: loks; klāsts
Malay: jenis pilihan	Dutch: verscheidenheid	Norwegian: utvalg; område
Polish: wachlarz, gama	Persian: وسعت؛ محدوده؛ دامنه	Pashto: كيدل، قطاريدل،ليكه كيدل،
Portuguese: variedade	Romanian: gamă, varietate	Russian: ассортимент; разнообразие
Slovak: výber, paleta	Slovenian: izbor; vrsta	Serbian: niz
Swedish: sortiment, urval	Thai: ความหลากหลาย	Turkish: çeşit, tür
Taiwanese: 種類	Ukrainian: лінія, ряд	Urdu: تنوع
Vietnamese: loại	Chinese: 类，种范围，领域
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