ranges
Spans of variation
Ranges covers ground—literally and figuratively.
A range is a span between limits: a price range, an age range, the range of human hearing.
Mountain ranges stretch across landscapes.
A shooting range or driving range is a designated practice area.
The range of a vehicle or weapon is how far it can travel or fire.
In cooking, a range is a stove.
The verb means to vary within limits prices ranging from ten to fifty dollars or to roam cattle ranging across open land.
Range suggests extent, scope, and the territory something covers.
Highest points attained
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
- cordilleraLinked mountain ranges
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
sierra · cascades · terrain · elevation · altitude · escarpment · plateau · massif
Full range of something
- gradientRate of change across space
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- visibleAble to be seen
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
ultraviolet · frequency · bandwidth · electromagnetic · dynamic · tonal · chromatic · prismatic
Allocation across recipients
- varianceSpread around the mean
- spreadTo distribute widely
- interquartileBetween 25th and 75th percentiles
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
quartile · outliers · minimum · maximum · dispersion · data · values · normal
Range or magnitude
proximity · faraway · mileage · kilometers · meters · yards · nautical miles · light-years
Predominant pitch range
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- octaveEight-note interval
- altoLower female voice
- sopranoHighest female voice range
tenor · baritone · bass · mezzo · falsetto · chest voice · head voice · pitch
Burner platform for cooking
- burnersFlame-producing stove parts
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- broilerTop-heat cooking compartment
- griddleFlat metal cooking surface
cooktop · hob · gas · electric · induction · flame · heat · temperature
Terminating employment
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- targetsIntended aims or marks
- live-fireUsing actual ammunition
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
ammunition · marksmanship · ballistics · practice · training · rifle · pistol · exercise
peaks
Highest points attained
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
- cordilleraLinked mountain ranges
foothills · sierra · cascades · terrain · elevation · altitude · escarpment · plateau · massif · volcanoes
gamut
Full range of something
- gradientRate of change across space
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- visibleAble to be seen
infrared · ultraviolet · frequency · bandwidth · electromagnetic · dynamic · tonal · chromatic · prismatic · brightness
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- varianceSpread around the mean
- spreadTo distribute widely
- interquartileBetween 25th and 75th percentiles
percentile · quartile · outliers · minimum · maximum · dispersion · data · values · normal · deviation
extent
Range or magnitude
stretch · proximity · faraway · mileage · kilometers · meters · yards · nautical miles · light-years · transmission
tessitura
Predominant pitch range
soprano · tenor · baritone · bass · mezzo · falsetto · chest voice · head voice · pitch · extension
stovetop
Burner platform for cooking
griddle · cooktop · hob · gas · electric · induction · flame · heat · temperature · simmer
firing
Terminating employment
artillery · ammunition · marksmanship · ballistics · practice · training · rifle · pistol · exercise · simulation
- Datadata points, datasets, data tables, database, databases
- mountain boundariesridges, ridge lines, watersheds, peaks, summits
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
- math conceptsangle, numbers, algebra, circle, equations
- Appliance Shoppingrefrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ovens
- appliancesrefrigerator, dishwasher, dishwashers, fridge, refrigerators
rangesuniformities
Instances of sameness
constants · invariables · consistencies · sameness · homogeneity
rangesuniformity
State of being identical
constancy · sameness · consistency · invariability · homogeneity
- out of rangeBeyond effective distance
- mountain rangeSeries of connected peaks
- close rangeShort striking distance
- driving rangeGolf ball hitting facility
- park rangersProtected land custodians
- free rangeUnconfined to pens
range, arrange, arranged, arrangement, arranging, ranging, ranger, ranged, deranged