Definitions of RANGE in various dictionaries:
noun -
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
noun -
the limits within which something can be effective
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a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
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a series of hills or mountains
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a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
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a variety of different things or activities
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(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
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the limit of capability
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a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
verb -
change or be different within limits
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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
verb -
have a range
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range or extend over
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lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
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feed as in a meadow or pasture
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let eat
verb -
assign a rank or rating to
Extent of perception, knowledge, experience, or ability.
The area or sphere in which an activity takes place.
The full extent covered: within the range of possibilities.
An amount or extent of variation: a wide price range.
The gamut of tones that a voice or an instrument is capable of producing.
The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a projectile, an aircraft, a radio signal, or a sound.
The maximum distance that can be covered by a vehicle with a specified payload before its fuel supply is exhausted.
The distance between a projectile weapon and its target.
A place equipped for practice in shooting at targets.
A testing area at which rockets and missiles are launched and tracked.
An extensive area of open land on which livestock wander and graze.
The geographic region in which a plant or an animal normally lives or grows.
The act of wandering or roaming over a large area.
Mathematics.
The difference or interval between the smallest and largest values in a frequency distribution.
A class, a rank, or an order: The candidate had broad support from the lower ranges of the party.
An extended group or series, especially a row or chain of mountains.
One of a series of double-faced bookcases in a library stack room.
A north-south strip of townships, each six miles square, numbered east and west from a specified meridian in a U.
A stove with spaces for cooking a number of things at the same time.
To arrange or dispose in a particular order, especially in rows or lines.
To assign to a particular category; classify.
To align (a gun, for example) with a target.
To determine the distance of (a target).
To be capable of reaching (a maximum distance).
To pass over or through (an area or a region).
To turn (livestock) onto an extensive area of open land for grazing.
To uncoil (an anchor cable) on deck so the anchor may descend easily.
To vary within specified limits: ages that ranged from two to five.
To extend in a particular direction: a river that ranges to the east.
To extend or lie in the same direction: “Whatsoever comes athwart his affection ranges evenly with mine” (Shakespeare).
To pass over or through an area or a region in or as if in exploration.
To wander freely; roam.
The central meaning shared by these noun s is “an area within which something acts, operates, or has power or control”: the range of a supersonic jet; the ambit of municipal legislation; information not within the compass of this article; countries within the political orbit of a world power; hospital regulations under the purview of the department of health; outside the reach of the law; issues within the scope of an investigation; outside the sweep of federal authority.
verb - to place in a particular order