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ranged

  [reynjd]
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–adjective Building Trades.
coursed.
Origin:
1520–30; range + -ed 2
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range

  [reynj] noun, adjective, verb, ranged, rang⋅ing.
–noun
1. the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
2. the extent or scope of the operation or action of something: within range of vision.
3. the distance to which a projectile is or may be sent by a weapon.
4. the distance of the target from the weapon.
5. an area equipped with targets for practice in shooting weapons: a rifle range.
6. an area used for flight-testing missiles.
7. the distance of something to be located from some point of operation, as in sound ranging.
8. the distance that can be covered by an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, carrying a normal load without refueling.
9. Statistics. the difference between the largest and smallest values in a statistical distribution.
10. a continuous course of masonry of the same height from end to end.
11. Music. compass (def. 4).
12. Surveying.
a. the horizontal direction or extension of a survey line established by two or more marked points.
b. (in U.S. public-land surveys) one of a series of divisions numbered east or west from the principal meridian of the survey and consisting of a row of townships, each six miles square, that are numbered north or south from a base line.
13. Navigation. a line established by markers or lights on shore for the location of soundings.
14. a rank, class, or order: in the higher ranges of society.
15. a row, line, or series, as of persons or things.
16. an act of ranging or moving around, as over an area or region.
17. Also called rangeland. an area or tract that is or may be ranged over, esp. an open region for the grazing of livestock.
18. the region over which a population or species is distributed: the range of the Baltimore oriole.
19. Mathematics. the set of all values attained by a given function throughout its domain.
20. a chain of mountains forming a single system: the Catskill Range.
21. a large portable or stationary cooking stove having burners built into the top surface and containing one or more ovens.
22. Physics. the maximum distance that a charged particle, as a proton, can penetrate a given medium and still maintain sufficient kinetic energy to produce ionization in the medium.
23. Nautical.
a. a large cleat for securing various lines, esp. the tacks and sheets of courses.
b. a length of anchor cable laid on deck.
–adjective
24. working or grazing on a range: range horses; range animals like steer and sheep.
–verb (used with object)
25. to draw up or arrange (persons or things) in rows or lines or in a specific position, company, or group: The sergeant ranged the troops in columns of six across.
26. to place or arrange systematically; set in order; dispose: The members of the cast were ranged in their proper places on stage.
27. to place in a particular class; classify: They ranged themselves with the liberals.
28. to make straight, level, or even, as lines of type.
29. to pass over or through (an area or region) in all directions, as in exploring or searching: They ranged the entire countryside.
30. to pasture (cattle) on a range.
31. to direct or train, as a telescope, upon an object.
32. to obtain the range of (something aimed at or to be located).
33. Nautical. to lay out (an anchor cable) so that the anchor may descend smoothly.
–verb (used without object)
34. to vary within certain limits: prices ranging from $5 to $10.
35. to have a certain variety of things somehow related: emotions ranging from smugness to despair.
36. to move around or through a region in all directions, as people or animals.
37. to rove, roam, or wander: The talk ranged over a variety of subjects.
38. to stretch out or extend in a line, as things: shabby houses ranged along the road.
39. to extend, run, or go in a certain direction: a boundary ranging from east and west.
40. to lie or extend in the same line or plane, as one thing with another or others.
41. to take up a position in a line or in order.
42. to extend, be found, or occur over an area or throughout a period, as an animal or plant.
43. to have a specified range, as a gun, missile, etc.
44. to find the range, as of something aimed at or to be located.
45. Nautical. (of an anchored vessel) to swerve or sheer (often fol. by about).
—Idiom
46. in range, (of two or more objects observed from a vessel) located one directly behind the other.
Origin:
1350–1400; (n.) ME < OF renge row, deriv. of renc line; see rank 1 ; (v.) ME rangen < MF ranger, OF rengier, deriv. of renc

Synonyms:
1. sweep, reach. Range, compass, latitude, scope refer to extent or breadth. Range emphasizes extent and diversity: the range of one's interests. Compass suggests definite limits: within the compass of one's mind. Latitude emphasizes the idea of freedom from narrow confines, thus breadth or extent: granted latitude of action. Scope suggests great freedom but a proper limit: the scope of one's activities; the scope of one's obligations. 14. kind, sort. 15. tier, file. 25. align, rank. 26. array. 36. See roam. 38. lie.
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range   (rānj)   
n.  
    1. Extent of perception, knowledge, experience, or ability.
    2. The area or sphere in which an activity takes place.
    3. The full extent covered: within the range of possibilities.
    4. An amount or extent of variation: a wide price range.
    5. Music The gamut of tones that a voice or instrument is capable of producing. Also called compass.
    6. The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a projectile, aircraft, radio signal, or sound.
    7. The maximum distance that can be covered by a vehicle with a specified payload before its fuel supply is exhausted.
    8. The distance between a projectile weapon and its target.
    1. An amount or extent of variation: a wide price range.
    2. Music The gamut of tones that a voice or instrument is capable of producing. Also called compass.
    3. The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a projectile, aircraft, radio signal, or sound.
    4. The maximum distance that can be covered by a vehicle with a specified payload before its fuel supply is exhausted.
    5. The distance between a projectile weapon and its target.
    1. The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a projectile, aircraft, radio signal, or sound.
    2. The maximum distance that can be covered by a vehicle with a specified payload before its fuel supply is exhausted.
    3. The distance between a projectile weapon and its target.
  4. A place equipped for practice in shooting at targets.
  5. Aerospace A testing area at which rockets and missiles are launched and tracked.
  6. An extensive area of open land on which livestock wander and graze.
  7. The geographic region in which a plant or animal normally lives or grows.
  8. The act of wandering or roaming over a large area.
  9. Mathematics The set of all values a given function may take on.
  10. Statistics The difference or interval between the smallest and largest values in a frequency distribution.
  11. A class, rank, or order: The candidate had broad support from the lower ranges of the party.
  12. Abbr. Ra. An extended group or series, especially a row or chain of mountains.
  13. One of a series of double-faced bookcases in a library stack room.
  14. Abbr. R A north-south strip of townships, each six miles square, numbered east and west from a specified meridian in a U.S. public land survey.
  15. A stove with spaces for cooking a number of things at the same time.
v.   ranged, rang·ing, rang·es

v.   tr.
  1. To arrange or dispose in a particular order, especially in rows or lines.
  2. To assign to a particular category; classify.
  3. To align (a gun, for example) with a target.
    1. To determine the distance of (a target).
    2. To be capable of reaching (a maximum distance).
  5. To pass over or through (an area or region).
  6. To turn (livestock) onto an extensive area of open land for grazing.
  7. Nautical To uncoil (an anchor cable) on deck so the anchor may descend easily.
v.   intr.
  1. To vary within specified limits: ages that ranged from two to five.
  2. To extend in a particular direction: a river that ranges to the east.
  3. To extend or lie in the same direction: "Whatsoever comes athwart his affection ranges evenly with mine" (Shakespeare).
  4. To pass over or through an area or region in or as if in exploration.
  5. To wander freely; roam.
  6. To live or grow within a particular region.

[Middle English, row, rank, from Old French, from rangier, to put in a row, from rang, reng, line, of Germanic origin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These nouns denote an area within which something acts, operates, or has power or control: the range of a nuclear missile; the ambit of municipal legislation; information within the compass of the article; countries within the political orbit of a world power; regulations under the government's purview; outside the reach of the law; issues within the scope of an investigation; outside the sweep of federal authority. See Also Synonyms at wander.
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