Definition of Emphasis

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emphasis; stress

(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.
  

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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.

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Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.

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Dirlais = n. an emphasis

I = prep. to; into; towards, for I = pron. I, me, for emphasis

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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

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.

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The right thumb is pressed down deliberately against the upturned left palm. Both hands move forward a bit.