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When something attenuates, it lessens in size or intensity; it becomes thin or weakened.
A behemoth is monstrously large in size or power, such as a gigantic whale or corporation; sometimes this word is given a negative implication in the sense that a behemoth is so large that it is difficult or impossible to manage.
A cavernous space is very large and empty; it is both hollow and huge.
Something colossal is extremely big, gigantic, or huge.
A commodious room or house is large and roomy, which makes it convenient and highly suitable for living.
A copious amount of something is a very large amount of it.
When there is a dearth of something, there is a scarcity or lack of it.
A diminution of something is a reduction in the size, number, or importance of it.
If something is formidable, it is impressive in size, power, or skill; therefore, it can make you feel frightened, alarmed, or in awe because it is so powerful or difficult to deal with.
Something gargantuan is extremely large.
A granule is a small particle or tiny grain of something.
Something that is imperceptible is either impossible—or very difficult—to notice or perceive.
Something that is inconspicuous does not attract attention and is not easily seen or noticed because it is small or ordinary.
When a piece of information is indeterminate, it cannot be known with certainty.
A juggernaut is a very powerful force, organization, or group whose influence cannot be stopped; its strength and power can overwhelm or crush any competition or anything else that stands in its way.
A leviathan is something that is very large, powerful, difficult to control, and rather frightening.
Something luxuriant, such as plants or hair, is growing well and is very healthy.
A macrocosm is a large, complex, and organized system or structure that is made of many small parts that form one unit, such as a society or the universe.
A microcosm is a small group, place, or activity that has all the same qualities as a much larger one; therefore, it seems like a smaller version of it.
Something minuscule is extremely small in size or amount.
The minutiae of something, such as your job or life, are the very small and often unimportant details associated with it.
An organization or system that is a monolith is extremely large; additionally, it is unwilling or very slow to change or adopt something new.
A panoramic view of a landscape is a sweeping or wide-ranging view of it.
A paucity of something is not enough of it.
A preponderance of things of a particular type in a group means that there are more of that type than of any other.
Something that is prodigious is very large, impressive, or great.
Something tenuous is thin, weak, and unconvincing.
If someone acts in an unobtrusive way, their actions are not easily noticed and do not stand out in any way.
Something that is voluminous is long, large, or vast in size.
If something—such as power, influence, or feeling—wanes, it gradually becomes weaker or less important, often so much so that it eventually disappears.
Adj.
infinitesimal
in-fin-i-TES-uh-muhl
Context
Imagine the quantity of a raindrop in comparison with the volume of the ocean: that quantity is infinitesimal in size. Imagine the weight of a single grain of sand out of all the sand in the Sahara desert: that one grain of sand’s weight is infinitesimal. Furthermore, imagine a single bacterium compared with the trillions upon trillions of bacteria present on planet Earth: that, my friend, is what I mean by infinitesimal.
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What is an infinitesimal amount of something?
Infinitely Small Something infinitesimal, like an atom, is infinitely small.
Examples
Three years ago, astrophysicists electrified the world when they detected gravitational waves—infinitesimal ripples in space itself—set off when two massive black holes swirled into each other and merged about 1.3 billion light-years away.
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Science Magazine
Magnets steer them, so the infinitesimal particles smash into each other, packing the energy of two buses colliding into a tiny speck of space.
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NPR
