emphasis
n. importance that is attached to something; accent or stress that is placed on a word or words | ||||
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Emphasis Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Emphasis
(n.)
A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis.
(n.)
A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience.
(n.)
A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis.
(n.)
A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience.
| WordNet 2.0 |
emphasis
Noun
1. special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
(synonym) accent
(hypernym) importance, grandness
(hyponym) stress, focus
(derivation) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
2. intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
(synonym) vehemence
(hypernym) intensity, intensiveness
(hyponym) overemphasis
3. special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
(hypernym) rhetorical device
(hyponym) topicalization
4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
(synonym) stress, accent
(hypernym) prosody, inflection
(hyponym) accentuation
Noun
1. special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of gray with distinctive red accents"
(synonym) accent
(hypernym) importance, grandness
(hyponym) stress, focus
(derivation) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
2. intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
(synonym) vehemence
(hypernym) intensity, intensiveness
(hyponym) overemphasis
3. special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
(hypernym) rhetorical device
(hyponym) topicalization
4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
(synonym) stress, accent
(hypernym) prosody, inflection
(hyponym) accentuation
| Anagram |
emphasis
misshape
misshape
| hEnglish - advanced version |
emphasis
emphasis
\em"pha*sis\ (?), n.; pl. emphases (#). [l., fr. gr. &?; significance, force of expression, fr. &?; to show in, indicate; &?; in + &?; to show. see in, and phase.]
1. (rhet.) a particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. the province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. porter.
2. a peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis. external objects stand before us in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. w. hamilton.
emphasis
\em"pha*sis\ (?), n.; pl. emphases (#). [l., fr. gr. &?; significance, force of expression, fr. &?; to show in, indicate; &?; in + &?; to show. see in, and phase.]
1. (rhet.) a particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. the province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. porter.
2. a peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis. external objects stand before us in all the life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color. w. hamilton.
| for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America |
emphasis
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
emphasis
béim
béim
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Dirlais
Dirlais = n. an emphasis
Dirlais = n. an emphasis
I
I = prep. to; into; towards, for I = pron. I, me, for emphasis
Emphasis Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
emphasis
N F
emphasis; stress
N F
emphasis; stress
Emphasis Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
emphasis
In FM transmission, the intentional alteration of the amplitude-vs.-frequency characteristics of the signal to reduce adverse effects of noise in a communication system. (188 ) Note: The high-frequency signal components are emphasized to produce a more equal modulation index for the transmitted frequency spectrum, and therefore a better signal-to-noise ratio for the entire frequency range.
In FM transmission, the intentional alteration of the amplitude-vs.-frequency characteristics of the signal to reduce adverse effects of noise in a communication system. (188 ) Note: The high-frequency signal components are emphasized to produce a more equal modulation index for the transmitted frequency spectrum, and therefore a better signal-to-noise ratio for the entire frequency range.
Emphasis Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Emphasis (ize)
The right thumb is pressed down deliberately against the upturned left palm. Both hands move forward a bit.
The right thumb is pressed down deliberately against the upturned left palm. Both hands move forward a bit.
Emphasis Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Emphasis
The etymological origin of "emphasis" is from the Greek "εν(εμ)+ φαίνομαι" {em +fenome} meaning : to accent the appearance, to underline, to put in bold, make something more significant or important.
The word emphasis, in addition to its main dictionary meaning, may have the following technical meanings.
- Emphasis, a notion from FM signal transmission
- Emphasis, in typography: visual enhancement a part of a text to make it noticeable
- In the grammatical terminology used in discussing the Semitic languages, "emphasis" refers to certain phonologically differentiated stop or fricative consonant sounds. The exact phonological realization of emphatic consonants varies between languages, but includes ejective consonants in Ethopian Semitic languages, and velarization/pharyngealization on Arabic. Emphatic consonants include ط ص ظ ض in Arabic, and ט צ ק in Hebrew.
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