Armstrong

Definition: Armstrong

Armstrong

Noun

1. United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969) (1930- ).

2. United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971).

Date "Armstrong" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references)

Synonyms: Armstrong

Synonyms: Louis Armstrong (n), Neil Armstrong (n), Satchmo (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Arms	Gun, piece; firearms; artillery, ordnance; siege train, battering train; park, battery; cannon, gun of position, heavy gun, field piece, mortar, howitzer, carronade, culverin, basilisk; falconet, jingal, swivel, pederero, bouche a feu; petard, torpedo; mitrailleur, mitrailleuse; infernal machine; smooth bore, rifled cannon, Armstrong gun, Lancaster gun, Paixhan gun, Whitworth gun, Parrott gun, Krupp gun, Gatling gun, Maxim gun, machine gun; pompom; ten pounder.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Armstrong

English words defined with "Armstrong": Armstrong gun ♦ Hydro-electric machine ♦ Joseph Oliveer ♦ King Oliver ♦ Oliver. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Armstrong": hack value ♦ UPS. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Let me tell you a few things, Armstrong! One, I'm filled with power! (Just Cause; writing credit: Jeb Stuart)
Movie/TV Titles	Armstrong by Request (1959) Jack Armstrong (1947) The Armstrong Jones Golf Show (1999) Armstrong and Miller (1997) First Flights with Neil Armstrong (1991)
Song Titles	Caberet (performing artist: Louis Armstrong) Hello Dolly (performing artist: Louis Armstrong) King Porter Stomp (performing artist: Louis Armstrong) Mack The Knife (performing artist: Louis Armstrong) Please Don't Talk About Me (performing artist: Louis Armstrong)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Armstrong DLW AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Louis Armstrong, in His Own Words: Selected Writings (reference) Pin-Up Dreams: The Glamour Art of Rolf Armstrong (reference) Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong (reference) The Lance Armstrong Performance Program: Seven Weeks to the Perfect Ride (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Armstrong Oil Directory - Gulf Coast (reference) (more periodical examples)

Music	Louis Armstrong [Allegiance] (reference) Evening with Louis Armstrong at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Vol. 2 [LIVE] (reference) Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill / Levine, Lenya, Armstrong, Gilford, et al (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Armstrong 10-801 3/16", 1/4" Drive Slotted Bit Socket (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.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Armstrong and Scott with Hatches Open. Credit: NASA.		Neil Armstrong. Credit: NASA.
	Gold Olive Branch Left on the Moon by Neil Armstrong. Credit: NASA.		Nixon Telephones Armstrong on the Moon. Credit: NASA.
	State biologists Brad Chase and Mike Armstrong search for smelt eggs. A 2001 discovery of smelt eggs in the river led to the development of the initial development of the restoration project. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		Mike Armstrong, Massachusetts Department of Marine Fisheries, pitches in at the restoration site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	Thomas Calvert, NRCS Pasture Management Specialist (retired), and a sheep farmer in Armstrong County, PA, discuss pasture management practices on her farm. Calvert is a sheep producer and Earth Team Volunteer. [Slide 97CS3096]. Credit: Bob Nichols.		Landowner and James Burgess, NRCS District Conservationist, discuss farming and conservation issues on Burkes' sheep farm, Armstrong County, PA, while farmer shows the quality of wool on her sheep. [Slide 97CS3099]. Credit: Bob Nichols.
	Gwen McDowell (l) and Susan Armstrong prepare USDA commodity ground beef for the school lunch program at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA. Credit: USDA.		"Close-up view of an astronaut's leg and foot and footprint in the lunar soil, photographed with a 70mm lunar surface camera during the Apollo 11 lunar surface extravehicular activity. Astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command Service Modules in lunar orbit while Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander, and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, explored the Moon." By Neil Armstrong , July 20, 1969. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Neil A. Armstrong	The Eagle has landed.
	That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Wells RM, Young J, Williams RJ, Armstrong LR, Busico K, Khan AS, et al. Hantavirus transmission in the United States. (references)
		Katavolos, P., Armstrong, P.M, Dawson, J.E., & Telford, S.R. III (1998). Duration of tick attachment required for transmission of granulocytic ehrlichiosis. (references)
Trade	Argentina	Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Armstrong" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Armstrong" is used about 844 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	844	8,337

The following table summarizes the usage of "Armstrong" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Armstrong	Last name	53,000	188
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Country	Name	Country	Name
Australia	Armstrong Jones Retail Fund	Germany	Armstrong DLW AG
USA	Armstrong Holdings Incorporated
	(more examples...)

1. Armstrong, IA (city, FIPS 2935)
Location: 43.39355 N, 94.47901 W
Population (1990): 1025 (443 housing units)
Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 50514
Country: USA

2. Armstrong, IL
Zip Code(s): 61812
Country: USA

3. Armstrong, MO (city, FIPS 1954)
Location: 39.26935 N, 92.70501 W
Population (1990): 310 (150 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 65230
Country: USA

4. Armstrong, OK (town, FIPS 2750)
Location: 34.05241 N, 96.34392 W
Population (1990): 122 (59 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

5. Armstrong, TX
Zip Code(s): 78338
Country: USA

Top

Expressions: Armstrong

Expressions using "Armstrong": Armstrong County ♦ Armstrong Creek ♦ Armstrong gun ♦ Armstrong Mills ♦ Armstrong modulation ♦ Armstrong oscillator ♦ George Armstrong Custer ♦ Homer Armstrong Thompson ♦ Ivor Armstrong Richards ♦ Louis Armstrong ♦ neil armstrong. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Armstrong": Armstrong-jones, Armstrong-whitworth.
	Ending with "Armstrong": Murdered-armstrong, Vickers-armstrong.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Armstrong

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
lance armstrong	1,940	armstrong brody picture	87
armstrong	1,111	armstrong herbert w	83
louis armstrong	1,028	armstrong world industry	82
neil armstrong	864	armstrong divorce lance	76
armstrong flooring	749	armstrong atlantic university	69
armstrong brody	337	armstrong laminate flooring	68
armstrong floor	241	armstrong kc	68
armstrong atlantic state university	226	armstrong mccall	66
armstrong cable	175	armstrong garden center	66
armstrong ceiling tile	142	louis armstrong lyrics	66
tim armstrong	142	armstrong vinyl	61
armstrong ceiling	125	armstrong medical	56
stretch armstrong	111	armstrong atlantic	56
armstrong garner ted	106	armstrong swiftlock	53
armstrong nursery	99	kristin armstrong	52
armstrong pump	97	armstrong vinyl flooring	51
armstrong tile	97	armstrong foundation lance	51
george armstrong custer	92	armstrong samaire	50
armstrong tool	90	vanessa bell armstrong	48
louis armstrong what a wonderful world	88	armstrong garden	48
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top

Modern Translation: Armstrong

Language		Translations for "Armstrong"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		阿姆斯壮. (various references)

Danish		Armstrong-oscillator (Armstrong oscillator), Armstrong-frekvensmodulation (Armstrong modulation), Armstrong trykluftsprængningsmetode (Armstrong air breaker). (various references)

Dutch		Armstrong-modulatie (Armstrong modulation), Armstrong-kringschakeling (Armstrong oscillator), Armstrong procédé (Armstrong air breaker). (various references)

Finnish		Armstrongin oskillaattori (Armstrong oscillator), Armstrongin modulaatio (Armstrong modulation). (various references)

French		ruisseau Armstrong (Armstrong Creek), procede Armstrong (Armstrong air breaker), oscillateur d'Armstrong (Armstrong oscillator), oscillateur Armstrong (Armstrong oscillator), modulation de fréquence Armstrong (Armstrong modulation), modulation Armstrong (Armstrong modulation). (various references)

German		Armstrong-Oszillator (Armstrong oscillator), Armstrong-Modulation (Armstrong modulation), Armstrong-Luftschiessverfahren (Armstrong air breaker), Armstrong-Airbreaker-Verfahren (Armstrong air breaker), King-Armstrong-Einheit (King Armstrong Unit), KAE (King Armstrong Unit). (various references)

Greek		μέθοδος Armstrong (Armstrong air breaker), ταλαντωτής Armstrong (Armstrong oscillator), διαμόρφωση συχνότητας Armstrong (Armstrong modulation). (various references)

Italian		sistema Armstrong (Armstrong air breaker), oscillatore Armstrong (Armstrong oscillator), modulazione di frequenza col metodo di Armstrong (Armstrong modulation). (various references)

Korean		�"스트롱. (various references)

Pig Latin		armstrongay

Portuguese		processo Armstrong (Armstrong air breaker), oscilador de Armstrong (Armstrong oscillator), modulação Armstrong (Armstrong modulation). (various references)

Russian		армстронг. (various references)

Spanish		procedimiento de Armstrong (Armstrong air breaker), oscilador de Armstrong (Armstrong oscillator), modulación Armstrong (Armstrong modulation). (various references)

Swedish		Armstrong-oscillator (Armstrong oscillator), Armstrong-modulering (Armstrong modulation). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Top

Misspellings: Armstrong

Misspellings
	"Armstrong" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Armstong, armstrongii, Arsmtrong, Rawstron. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Top

Anagrams: Armstrong

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-g-m-n-o-r-r-s-t"
	-1 letter: angstrom, grantors.
	-2 letters: amongst, garrons, grantor, marrons, matrons, morgans, mortars, transom.
	-3 letters: argons, argots, armors, garron, gators, gnarrs, grants, groans, groats, magots, mangos, manors, marron, matron, mongst, morgan, mortar, orangs, organs, orgasm, ramson, ransom, romans, rostra, sarong, sartor, strang, stroma, strong, tangos, tomans, tongas, tronas.
	-4 letters: agons, among, amort, angst, argon, argot, armor, arson.
	Words containing the letters "a-g-m-n-o-r-r-s-t"
	+3 letters: barnstorming, ferromagnets, grandmothers, impregnators, overgarments, remigrations, transforming, transmogrify.
	+4 letters: brainstorming, overmastering, remonstrating, transmigrator.
	+5 letters: brainstormings, conglomerators, ferromagnetism, interferograms, retransforming, roentgenograms, steamrollering, transmigration, transmigrators, transmigratory, transmogrified, transmogrifies.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.