Library / English Dictionary

RANGING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wandering freely

Example:

at night in bed...his slowly ranging thoughts...encountered her

Classified under:

Participial adjectives

Participle:

range (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb range

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 Context examples: 

The spectrum of illnesses associated with exposure to endocrine disruptors is far-reaching, ranging from attention deficits and hyperactivity, to genitourinary disorders, premature secondary sexual development, and obesity in children.

(Nine out of ten pairs of baby socks on the market contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, University of Granada)

Saturn’s rings are mostly chunks of water ice ranging in size from microscopic dust grains to boulders several yards (meters) across.

(Saturn is Losing Its Rings, NASA)

Focal proliferation of small acinar glandular cells in the prostate gland with cytologic changes ranging from atypia to highly suggestive of malignancy.

(Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation of the Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell in a hollow cavity of cellular cementum, ranging in shape from round to oval or flattened, and exhibiting numerous protoplasmic processes extending from its free surface.

(Cementocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

The carrier peptides may condense plasmids into nano-particles with a hydrodynamic diameter ranging from 40 to 200 nm, which are sterically stable for long periods of time.

(DNA Compaction Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)

Each dimension has 5 levels ranging from no problem to extreme problem or incapable, which are assessed by the patient.

(European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Each dimension has 3 levels ranging from no problem to extreme problem or incapable, which are assessed by the patient.

(European Quality of Life Five Dimension Three Level Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

The questionnaire contains 1 question which is scored ranging from 0 (normal) to 6 (confined to wheelchair).

(Disease Steps Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.

(Diagnostic Ultrasound, NCI Thesaurus)

The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center fosters bench-to-bedside research, with programs ranging from basic science research to clinical trials.

(Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)