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Meaning of range
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: range n 1: 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" [syn: {scope}, {range}, {reach}, {orbit}, {compass}, {ambit}] 2: the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" [syn: {range}, {reach}] 3: 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: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: {range}, {mountain range}, {range of mountains}, {chain}, {mountain chain}, {chain of mountains}] 5: 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: 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: (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" [syn: {image}, {range}, {range of a function}] 8: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" [syn: {compass}, {range}, {reach}, {grasp}] 9: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove" [syn: {stove}, {kitchen stove}, {range}, {kitchen range}, {cooking stove}] v 1: 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" [syn: {range}, {run}] 2: 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" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}] 3: have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles" 4: range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" [syn: {range}, {straddle}] 5: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn: {range}, {array}, {lay out}, {set out}] 6: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: {crop}, {browse}, {graze}, {range}, {pasture}] 7: let eat; "range the animals in the prairie" 8: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: {rate}, {rank}, {range}, {order}, {grade}, {place}]
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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