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   range

   /reɪn(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale: "the cost will be in the range of $1–5 million a day" Similar spanscopecompassradiusscalegamutreachsweepextentareafieldorbitambitprovincerealmdomainhorizonlatitudelimitsboundsconfinesparametersvaryfluctuatedifferextendstretchreachcovergorunpass
   • ▪ the scope of a person's knowledge or abilities: "in this film he gave some indication of his range"
   • ▪ the compass of a person's voice or a musical instrument: "she was gifted with an incredible vocal range"
   • ▪ the period of time covered by something such as a forecast.
   • ▪ the area covered by or included in something: "a guide to the range of debate this issue has generated"
   • ▪ the set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies.
   • 2. a set of different things of the same general type: "the area offers a wide range of activities for the tourist" Similar assortmentvarietydiversitymixturecollectionarraysetselectionchoicepickkindsorttypeclassrankordergenusspecies
   • 3. the distance within which a person can see or hear: "something lurked just beyond her range of vision"
   • ▪ the maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel: "these rockets have a range of 30 to 40 miles"
   • ▪ the maximum distance at which a radio transmission can be effectively received: "planets within radio range of Earth"
   • ▪ the distance that can be covered by a vehicle or aircraft without refuelling: "the vans have a range of 125 miles"
   • ▪ the distance between a camera and the subject to be photographed: "handheld shots taken at extreme telephoto ranges can be pretty wobbly affairs"
   • 4. a line or series of mountains or hills: "a mountain range" Similar rowchainsierracordilleraridgemassiflinefilerankstringseries
   • ▪ mountainous or hilly country: Australian, New Zealand "no one would know if he had survived to live out his life in the ranges back from the river country"
   • 5. a large area of open land for grazing or hunting: "on dude ranches, tourists put on crisp new western gear to ride the range" Similar pasturepasturagepasturelandgrassgrasslandgrazing landleypaddockcroftliterary:leameadgreenswardswardshielingbentbawnrunveldalpbocagepotrero
   • ▪ an area of land or sea used as a testing ground for military equipment: "the cost of dealing with unexploded shells and bombs on former military ranges"
   • ▪ an open or enclosed area with targets for shooting practice: "he went down to the ranges to practise shooting"
   • ▪ the area over which a plant or animal is distributed: "the chimpanzee extensively overlaps the gorilla in its forest range"
   • 6. a large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens, all of which are kept continually hot: "a wood-burning kitchen range" Similar stovecooking stovekitchen stovetrademark:Aga
   • ▪ an electric or gas cooker. North American
   • 7. a row of buildings: "Townesend's Durham quadrangle range at Trinity College"
   • ▪ a continuous stretch of a building.
   • 8. the direction or position in which something lies: archaic "the range of the hills and valleys is nearly from north to south"

   verb

   • 1. vary or extend between specified limits: "prices range from £30 to £100" Similar varyfluctuatedifferextendstretchreachcovergorunpass
   • 2. place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner: "a table with half a dozen chairs ranged around it" Similar line upaligndraw upput/set in orderorderplacepositionarrangedisposeset outarrayrank
   • ▪ run or extend in a line in a particular direction: "he regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path"
   • ▪ (with reference to type) align or be aligned, especially at the ends of successive lines. British
   • 3. place oneself or be placed in opposition to (a person or group): British "they were no match for the overwhelming forces ranged against them"
   • 4. (of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area: "patrols ranged thousands of miles deep into enemy territory" Similar roamrovetraversetraveljourneywanderstraydriftramblemeanderamblestrolltraipsewalkhiketrekbackpackrare:peregrinate
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) pass from one person or thing to another: "his eyes ranged over them"
   • ▪ (of something written or spoken) cover a wide number of different topics: "tutorials ranged over a variety of subjects"
   • 5. obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it, or by the use of radar or laser equipment: "radar-type transmissions which appeared to be ranging on our convoys"
   • ▪ (of a projectile) cover a specified distance.
   • ▪ (of a gun) send a projectile over a specified distance.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘line of people or animals’): from Old French range ‘row, rank’, from rangier ‘put in order’, from rang ‘rank’. Early usage also included the notion of ‘movement over an area’.

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   the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles. Synonyms: reach, sweep. the extent or scope of the operation or action of something: within range of vision. the distance to which a projectile is or may be sent by a weapon.

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   noun. 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”. synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, reach, scope. see more. noun. (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined.

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   Range can mean a number or grouping of things in the same category, an amount or extent of variation, a distance or area of operation, or a mathematical or logical concept. Learn more about the different meanings and uses of range with synonyms and examples.