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What (who) is ranged - definition
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Duration range; Range (mathematics); Ranged; Range (disambiguation); Range math; Range (math); Range (maths)
Ranged
·Impf & ·p.p. of Range.
range
¦ noun
1. the area of variation between limits on a particular scale.
2. a set of different things of the same general type: a wide range of banking services.
3. the scope or extent of a person's or thing's abilities or capacity.
4. the distance within which a sense, detector, transmitter, etc. is effective.
the distance that can be covered by a vehicle or aircraft without refuelling.
the distance attained or attainable by a gun, projectile, etc.
the distance between a camera and the subject to be photographed.
5. a line or series of mountains or hills.
6. a large area of open land for grazing or hunting.
the area over which a plant or animal is distributed.
7. an area used as a testing ground for military equipment.
(also shooting range) an area with targets for shooting practice.
8. a large cooking stove with several burners or hotplates.
¦ verb
1. vary or extend between specified limits.
2. place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner.
run or extend in a line in a particular direction.
Brit. Printing (with reference to type) align or be aligned at the ends of successive lines.
3. (range someone against or be ranged against) place someone or be placed in opposition to.
4. travel or wander over a wide area.
5. cover a wide number of different topics.
6. find the range of a target.
7. (with reference to a projectile) send or be sent a specified distance.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'line of people or animals'): from OFr. range 'row, rank', from rangier 'put in order', from rang 'rank'.
range
I
n.
series of connecting mountains
1) a mountain range
distance that a gun fires, can fire
2) close; long; point-blank range
3) artillery; rifle range
4) at a certain range (at close range)
5) in, within range
6) out of range
place where shooting is practiced
7) an artillery; firing; rifle; rocket range
8) at, on a range
extent, scope
9) a narrow; wide range
10) within a range (within a narrow range)
cooking stove
11) an electric; gas range
open region on which livestock graze
12) to ride the range
13) on the range
misc.
14) a driving range (where one practices driving golf balls)
II
v.
1) (d; tr.) ('to align') to range against (they were all ranged against us)
2) (d; intr.) ('to extend') to range from; to (prices range from ten dollars to thirty dollars)
Examples of use of ranged
1. Others ranged from sceptical to outright hostile.
2. Sentences ranged from five to 14 years in prison. × × ×U.N.
3. Movement during walking ranged from 0.4in to one inch.
4. Payouts for the injured ranged from $11,000 to $104,000.
5. Analysts fears had ranged from €400m to €800m.