57

Definition: 57

57

Adjective

1. Being seven more than fifty.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: 57

Crosswords: 57

Of you alone, 57,58, walking around, wearing a nightgown, your hair in a bun, maybe you're a librarian, heating up a can of soup for one, and worrying about the cobwebs that are growing in your womb (Beautiful Girls; writing credit: Scott Rosenberg)

Back in 57 I was just a little boy (Bop Til You Drop; performing artist: The Nylons)

57 (1973)

Imágenes del deporte Nº 57 (1973)

Reportage 57 (1959)

Studio 57 (1954)

Eye Witness No. 57 (1953)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• 57 Great Math Stories and the Problems They Present (reference)

• Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. (The Royal Diaries) (reference)

• Biographic Dictionary of Chinese Communism: 1921-1965 (East Asian Series No. 57 2 Vols) (reference)

• 57 Good Things About Chemotherapy (reference)

• The Little New Orleans Cookbook: 57 Classic Creole Recipes That Will Enable Everyone to Enjoy the S Pecial Cuisine of New Orleans (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Passenger 57 (reference)

• Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 29, Episodes 57 & 58: Elaan of Troyius/ The Paradise Syndrome (reference)

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Music

• Dad's Black 57 Chevy (reference)

• Live at Stratford 57 & Rare Interviews [LIVE] (reference)

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High Tech

• Toshiba 57H82 57 16:9 HDTV-Ready TV (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Taylor Made 57 Tarp Gromm-it (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Canaveral National Seashore is located along Florida's Central East Coast. The park is situated on a barrier island. The park is 24 miles long and is 57,000 acres of ocean, beach, dune, lagoon, and pine flatlands habitat. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A whaler's cemetery on Deception Island. 62 57 S Latitude 60 38 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Harley Nygren warming his hands on a seaside fumarole on Deception Island. 62 57 S Latitude 60 38 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The U. S. halibut vessel Queen, home port out of Seattle. Typical of smaller wooden-hull vessels about 50 feet long. At 57 52 North Latitude 136 49 W Longitude. Credit: Fisheries.

Equator crossing ceremony on H. M. S. BEAGLE on October 11, 1832. In: Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle ...." by Robert Fitzroy, 1839. Vol. II, p. 57. Library Call Number F2936 .F56 1839. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 57. Scene Fueraire a Nouka-Hiva. Baie Anna Maria. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Plate XVI. 57. Xenodermichthys nodulosus, Gunther. Gunther, Challenger Report , Vol. XXII. 58. Aleposomus socialis, (Vaillant), Goode and Bean. From Vailla nt, "Exped. Scient. du Travailleur et du Talisman." Microstoma rotundatum, (Ris so), Gunther. From Cuvier and Valenciennes, Histoire Natur. des Poissons de la France." Harpodon macrochir, Gunther. Gunther, Challenger Report, Vol. 22. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Pl. LXXI. 253. Paraliparis Copei, Goode and Bean. At N. Lat. 39.2, W. Lon. 72.2, in 520 fathoms. 254. Gymnolycodes Edwardsi, Vaillant. From Vaillant, "Exped. Scient. du Travailleur et du Talisman." 255. Artediellus uncinatus, (Reinhardt), Jordan. At N. Lat. 44.5, W. Lon. 57.2, in 114 fathoms. 256. Triglops Pingelii, Reinhardt. Collected 8 miles off Chebucto in 52 fathoms. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship GILBERT at the International Paper Co. pier. The GILBERT was named for C&GS Captain John J. Gilbert who served 57 years with the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Physalia physalis - Portuguese Man of War. In: "From the Surface to the Bottom of the Sea" by H. Bouree, 1912, p. 57. Library Call Number 525.8 B77. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

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The mandate given by Article 57 of the Treaty of Berlin of July 13, 1878, to Austria-Hungary, and transferred by her to Hungary to carry out works at the Iron Gates, is abrogated. (reference)

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Health

A study in 10 centers in which 57 patients with CLL were followed for 1 year of observation has been completed. (references)

Business

In 1999, imports represented 57 percent of total market demand. (references)

U.S. firms lead the import market with 57 percent of the market for cruiser-type boats. (references)

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Center uses 57 television and 76 radio transmitters. (references)

Children

Togo

Literacy rates are 57 percent for adult men and 31 percent for adult women. (references)

Ethiopia

Nationwide the total enrollment of children who are of school age is 57.4 percent. (references)

Colombia

Among the 213 were 29 babies less than 2 years of age, and 57 of these children still were in captivity as of August. (references)

Civil Liberties

Egypt

In December the Minister of Awqaf announced that the Government controls 57,000 mosques and 13,000 mosques located in private buildings. (references)

Vietnam

The Government allows access to the Internet; however, it owns and controls the country's only Internet access provider, Vietnam Data Communications (VDC). VDC is also the largest of the five Internet service providers (ISP's) with 57 percent of all subscribers. (references)

Belarus

Although most of the major political parties and unions that applied were allowed to reregister, the Assembly of Belarusian Prodemocratic NGO's reported that only 1,268, or 57 percent of the NGO's in existence when the reregistration law went into effect were reregistered by the summer of 2000. A total of 202 NGO's were rejected by the Ministry of Justice for reregistration on various grounds, and 31 were still in the process of reregistering at year's end. (references)

Economic History

Italy

Population: 57.7 million. (references)

Kiribati

Health: Life expectancy--male 57 yrs., female 63 yrs. (references)

Latvia

Annual precipitation averages 57 centimeters (23 in.). (references)

Human Rights

Venezuela

This was a decrease from 57 percent in 1999. Forced exile is illegal and is not practiced. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

In October 2000, 57 bodies, mostly of Muslims, were discovered in the Abidjan district of Yopougon. (references)

Mexico

Of the 102 persons originally detained in connection with Acteal, 82 remained in detention, and 57 had been convicted and sentenced. (references)

Political Economy

ITALY

More than 70 percent of Italy's population of 57 million use mobile phones. (references)

Costa Rica

The PUSC won 27 of 57 Legislative Assembly seats, the National Liberation Party (PLN) won 23 seats, and various minority parties won the remaining seven seats. (references)

BANGLADESH

The fiscal year 2002 national budget released in July 2001 projected total resources of just under $8 billion, using the current 57 taka to one dollar exchange rate. (references)

Political Rights

Zimbabwe

The MDC captured 57 out of the 120 popularly elected seats. (references)

Costa Rica

None of the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly identifies himself as indigenous. (references)

Costa Rica

In the 1998 elections, President Rodriguez's PUSC party won a plurality in the Legislative Assembly, winning 27 of 57 seats. (references)

Trade

Chile

Tobacco products-cigarettes, cigars and processed tobacco-are affected by additional 60.4%, 51% and 57.9% taxes, respectively. (references)

Peru

The banking system is highly concentrated after a stream of takeovers, mergers and liquidations since 1998. As of mid-2001, the three largest banks had about 57.5% of loans and about 70% of deposits. (references)

Travel

Armenia

Eurostan Uyut, 39/12 Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan, tel: (374-1) 56 38 09, 65 57 52. (references)

Women

Syria

Women constitute approximately 7 percent of judges, 10 percent of lawyers, 57 percent of teachers below university level, and 20 percent of university professors. (references)

Worker Rights

Luxembourg

Of the working population, 57 percent belong to a trade union. (references)

Seychelles

In the public sector, which employs 57 percent of the labor force, the Government sets mandatory wage scales for employees. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "57": atomic number 57. Additional references.

Danish

rubinpigment BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), litholrubin BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), carmin 6B (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), C1 pigment red 57 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

Dutch

rubis pigment (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), robijnpigment (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), litholrubine BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), karmijn 6B (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), CI pigment red 57 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

Finnish

litolirubiini BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E 180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

French

pigment rubis (CI pigment red 57), pigment rouge CI 57 (CI pigment red 57), litholrubine BK (CI pigment red 57), E180 (CI pigment red 57), carmin 6B (CI pigment red 57). (various references)

German

Rubinpigment BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), Rubinpigment (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), Litholrubin BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), CI pigment red 57 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

Greek 

Ε180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), λιθορουμπίνη ΒΚ (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

Italian

pigmento rubino (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), litolrubina BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), CI pigmento rosso 57 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), carminio 6B (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

Portuguese

vermelho FD&C 7 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), pigmento vermelho CI 5 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), pigmento rubi (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), pigmento de rubina (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), litol-rubina BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), carmina 6B (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

Spanish

rubinpigment (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), litolrubina (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), CI pigment red 57 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), carmine 6B (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)

Swedish

litolrubin BK (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment), E 180 (carmine 6B, CI pigment red 57, E180, lithol-rubin BK, rubinpigment). (various references)