Range

RANGE

-noun

1. the limits within which a person or thing can function effectively

2. the limits within which any fluctuation takes place

3. the total products of a manufacturer, designer, or stockist

4. (ballistics)

a. the maximum effective distance of a projectile fired from a weapon

b. the distance between a target and a weapon

5. an area set aside for shooting practice or rocket testing

6. the total distance which a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle is capable of covering without taking on fresh fuel

7. (physics) . the distance that a particle of ionizing radiation, such as an electron or proton, can travel through a given medium, like air, before ceasing to cause ionization

8. (mathematics , logic)

a. (of a function) the set of values that the function takes for all possible arguments

b. (of a variable) the set of values that a variable can take

c. (of a quantifier) the set of values that the variable bound by the quantifier can take

9. (statistics) . a measure of dispersion obtained by subtracting the smallest from the largest sample values

10. the extent of pitch difference between the highest and lowest notes of a voice, instrument, etc

11. (US and Canadian) . an extensive tract of open land on which livestock can graze

12. the geographical region in which a species of plant or animal normally grows or lives

13. a rank, row, or series of items

14. a series or chain of mountains

15. a large stove with burners and one or more ovens, usually heated by solid fuel

16. the act or process of ranging

17. (nautical) . a line of sight taken from the sea along two or more navigational aids that mark a navigable channel

18. the extension or direction of a survey line, established by marking two or more points

19. a double-faced bookcase, as in a library

-verb

20. to establish or be situated in a line, row, or series

21. (trans; often reflexive ; followed by “with”) to put into a specific category; classify

22. (followed by “on”) to aim or point (a telescope, gun, etc) or (of a gun, telescope, etc) to be pointed or aimed

23. to establish the distance of (a target) from (a weapon)

24. (intr.) (of a gun or missile) to have a specified range

25. (when intr., followed by “over”) to traverse (an area); roam (over)

26. (intr. ; followed by “over”) (of an animal or plant) to live or grow in its normal habitat

27. (trans) to put (cattle) to graze on a range

28. (intr.) to fluctuate within specific limits

their ages range from 18 to 21

29. (intr.) to extend or run in a specific direction

30. (trans.) (nautical) . to coil (an anchor rope or chain) so that it will pay out smoothly

31. (intr.) (nautical) . (of a vessel) to swing back and forth while at anchor

32. (trans.) to make (lines of printers' type) level or even at the margin

Saltpetre playing out

Challenging the range

Of my imagination

Silhouettes lost in the frost