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The term "range" (in the context of a "home") typically describes a multi-function cooking appliance that features a rangetop for heating pots and an oven direc
by idbehold 11mo ago
The term "range" (in the context of a "home") typically describes a multi-function cooking appliance that features a rangetop for heating pots and an oven directly beneath it. Why is this page about lightbulbs? The subtitle even has the word they should've used instead of "range": "products".
- aquova 11mo ago"Range" here refers to a range of products, in this case a collection of Matter supported devices
- idbehold 11mo ago"Products" would have had no such ambiguity.
- AndrewDucker 11mo agoRange (noun): a set of similar things https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/range https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/range
- idbehold 11mo agoRange (noun): a large box-shaped device that is used to cook and heat food, either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/range#cald4-1-5 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/range#ca...
- andylynch 11mo agoObserve how you have to scroll down past the other senses mentioned to reach this one; dictionaries usually put the common senses first.
- pinkmuffinere 11mo agoTo be fair, I think most usage is of the form "range of ____". Even the definitions provided illustrate this with "range of options", "range of opinions", "range of model railway accessories". The exception is "This jacket is part of our autumn/spring range", which is a formulation that I've personally never heard; I would generally expect "autumn/spring line".