5. Nombre entier qui permettait de caractériser l'éclat apparent d'un astre visible à l'œil nu. (L'échelle des grandeurs, introduite par Hipparque, a été remplacée par celle des magnitudes apparentes.)
grandeurs
nom féminin pluriel
Littéraire. Honneurs, dignités qui symbolisent la puissance : Avoir le goût des grandeurs.
Expressions avec grandeur
grandeur
nom féminin
De première grandeur,
d'une importance exceptionnelle.
Grandeur nature,
se dit d'un dessin, d'une maquette, etc., dont les dimensions sont les mêmes que celles de l'objet représenté.
Ordre de grandeur,
dimension, quantité en valeur approximative.
Regarder quelqu'un du haut de sa grandeur,
le toiser avec supériorité.
Astronomie
Grandeur d'une éclipse,
valeur maximale de la fraction éclipsée du diamètre du Soleil ou de la Lune lors d'une éclipse de l'un de ces deux astres.
Cybernétique
Grandeur d'entrée ou indépendante,
grandeur agissant sur un élément ou un système sans que celui-ci puisse réagir sur elle.
Grandeur de sortie,
grandeur élaborée par un système soumis à l'action d'une ou de plusieurs grandeurs d'entrée.
Grandeur réglée,
grandeur dont le réglage constitue l'objet principal d'un système de régulation automatique.
Métrologie
Grandeur (physique),
propriété physique à laquelle on peut faire correspondre une valeur numérique.
Psychiatrie
Idée de grandeur, délire de grandeur,
idée délirante dans laquelle le sujet s'attribue une puissance exceptionnelle (force physique ou sexuelle, beauté, intelligence, fortune, etc.).
Religion
Sa Grandeur, Votre Grandeur,
titre donné jusqu'en 1930 à un évêque ou un archevêque. (Depuis, on dit Excellence.)
grandeurs
nom féminin pluriel
Avoir la folie des grandeurs,
avoir des envies démesurées, le goût de ce qui en impose, avoir une ambition démesurée.
Difficultés de grandeur
ACCORD
Grandeur nature. Invariable : des reproductions grandeur nature.
Citations avec grandeur
Honoré de Balzac (Tours 1799-Paris 1850) Les âmes grandes sont toujours disposées à faire une vertu d'un malheur. Illusions perdues
Georges Bernanos (Paris 1888-Neuilly-sur-Seine 1948) L'idée de grandeur n'a jamais rassuré la conscience des imbéciles. Les Grands Cimetières sous la lune, Plon
Albert Camus (Mondovi, aujourd'hui Deraan, Algérie, 1913-Villeblevin, Yonne, 1960) La grandeur de l'homme est dans sa décision d'être plus fort que sa condition. Chroniques, Gallimard
Paul Claudel (Villeneuve-sur-Fère, Aisne, 1868-Paris 1955) O âme, pour qui rien n'existait de trop grand ! Tête d'or, III, le roi , Mercure de France
Józef Konrad Korzeniowski, dit JosephConrad (Berditchev, Ukraine, 1857-Bishopsbourne, Kent, 1924) Rien d'humainement grand n'est né de la réflexion. Nothing humanely great […] has come from reflection. Remembrances
Pierre Corneille (Rouen 1606-Paris 1684) Attale a le cœur grand, l'esprit grand, l'âme grande, Et toutes les grandeurs dont se fait un grand roi. Nicomède, II, 3, Nicomède
Daniel Defoe (Londres vers 1660-Londres 1731) La vraie grandeur consiste à être maître de soi-même. True greatness consists in being master of one's self. Robinson Crusoe, II
Charles Du Bos (Paris 1882-La Celle-Saint-Cloud 1939) Les expressions de Shakespeare nous apparaissent comme celles-là mêmes dont se serviraient les plus grands objets naturels : une montagne, un glacier, s'ils condescendaient à s'exprimer. Journal, Corrêa
Eugène Grindel, dit PaulEluard (Saint-Denis 1895-Charenton-le-Pont 1952) Il n'y a pas de grandeur pour qui veut grandir. Il n'y a pas de modèle pour qui cherche ce qu'il n'a jamais vu. L'Évidence poétique, Gallimard
Charles de Gaulle (Lille 1890-Colombey-les-Deux-Églises 1970) […] La France ne peut être la France sans la grandeur. Mémoires de guerre, l'Appel , Plon
Charles de Gaulle (Lille 1890-Colombey-les-Deux-Églises 1970) L'épée est l'axe du monde et la grandeur ne se divise pas. Vers l'armée de métier, Plon
Charles de Gaulle (Lille 1890-Colombey-les-Deux-Églises 1970) Le péché n'est pas intéressant. Il n'y a de morale que celle qui dirige l'homme vers ce qu'il porte de plus grand. Propos recueillis par André Malraux dans Les Chênes qu'on abat, Gallimard
Charles de Gaulle (Lille 1890-Colombey-les-Deux-Églises 1970) La politique la plus coûteuse, la plus ruineuse, c'est d'être petit […]. Allocution prononcée au Champ-d'Arbaud, à Basse-Terre, 20 mars 1964, Discours et messages. Pour l'effort (1962-1965) , Plon
Charles de Gaulle (Lille 1890-Colombey-les-Deux-Églises 1970) La grandeur est un chemin vers quelque chose qu'on ne connaît pas. Propos recueillis par André Malraux dans Les Chênes qu'on abat, Gallimard
Charles de Gaulle (Lille 1890-Colombey-les-Deux-Églises 1970) Il y a un pacte vingt fois séculaire entre la grandeur de la France et la liberté du monde. Discours prononcé à la Réunion des Français de Grande-Bretagne, au Kingsway Hall, à Londres, 1ermars 1941. Discours et messages. Pendant la guerre (1940-1946) , Plon
Jean Giono (Manosque 1895-Manosque 1970) Est-ce que je me trompe […] si je me crois plus grand quand j'agis seul ? Le Hussard sur le toit, Gallimard
Jean Giraudoux (Bellac 1882-Paris 1944) La grandeur de l'homme est qu'il peut trouver à peiner là où une fourmi se reposerait. Supplément au voyage de Cook, scène 4, Mr. Banks , Grasset
Jean de La Fontaine (Château-Thierry 1621-Paris 1695) Ni l'or ni la grandeur ne nous rendent heureux. Philémon et Baucis
Jules Lagneau (Metz 1851-Paris 1894) Qu'est-ce que la vraie grandeur, sinon celle que rien ne peut mesurer ni remplir ? Discours de Sens, 1877
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain deMarivaux (Paris 1688-Paris 1763) En général, il faut se redresser pour être grand : il n'y a qu'à rester comme on est pour être petit. La Vie de Marianne
Jean-Baptiste Massillon (Hyères 1663-Beauregard-l'Évêque, Puy-de-Dôme, 1742) Académie française, 1719 Tout ce qui fait la grandeur des rois sur la terre en fait aussi le danger. Oraisons funèbres, Louis le Grand
Alfred de Musset (Paris 1810-Paris 1857) Rien ne nous rend si grands qu'une grande douleur. Poésies, la Nuit de mai
Blaise Pascal (Clermont, aujourd'hui Clermont-Ferrand, 1623-Paris 1662) On ne montre pas sa grandeur pour être à une extrémité, mais bien en touchant les deux à la fois, et remplissant tout l'entre-deux. Pensées, 353
Commentaire Chaque citation des Pensées porte en référence un numéro. Celui-ci est le numéro que porte dans l'édition Brunschvicg - laquelle demeure aujourd'hui la plus généralement répandue - le fragment d'où la citation est tirée.
Blaise Pascal (Clermont, aujourd'hui Clermont-Ferrand, 1623-Paris 1662) Pensée fait la grandeur de l'homme. Pensées, 346
Commentaire Chaque citation des Pensées porte en référence un numéro. Celui-ci est le numéro que porte dans l'édition Brunschvicg - laquelle demeure aujourd'hui la plus généralement répandue - le fragment d'où la citation est tirée.
Blaise Pascal (Clermont, aujourd'hui Clermont-Ferrand, 1623-Paris 1662) La grandeur de l'homme est grande en ce qu'il se connaît misérable. Un arbre ne se connaît pas misérable. Pensées, 397
Commentaire Chaque citation des Pensées porte en référence un numéro. Celui-ci est le numéro que porte dans l'édition Brunschvicg - laquelle demeure aujourd'hui la plus généralement répandue - le fragment d'où la citation est tirée.
Jean Rostand (Paris 1894-Ville-d'Avray 1977) Académie française, 1959 La grandeur, pour se faire reconnaître, doit souvent consentir à imiter la grandeur. Pensées d'un biologiste, Stock
Jean Rostand (Paris 1894-Ville-d'Avray 1977) Académie française, 1959 Il y a bien quelque puérilité dans le goût de la grandeur. Pensées d'un biologiste, Stock
Talmud Qui recherche la grandeur, la grandeur le fuit ; qui fuit la grandeur, la grandeur le suit. Talmud, I, 13b
Paul Valéry (Sète 1871-Paris 1945) L'homme est absurde par ce qu'il cherche, grand par ce qu'il trouve. Moralités, Gallimard
Alfred, comte de Vigny (Loches 1797-Paris 1863) Seul le silence est grand, tout le reste est faiblesse. Les Destinées, la Mort du loup
Simone Weil (Paris 1909-Londres 1943) L'homme voudrait être égoïste et ne peut pas. C'est le caractère le plus frappant de sa misère et la source de sa grandeur. La Pesanteur et la Grâce, Plon
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