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Emerson

Definitions: Emerson

Emerson

Noun

1. United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882).

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

"Emerson" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a work rule".

Date "Emerson" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1841. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Emerson

DomainDefinitions

Biographical Satire

EMERSON, Ralph Waldo, American writer who inspired his readers to conquer the world. Several have failed. Also advised the practical theory of hitching your wagon to the stars. Lived before the time of the taxi. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.

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

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Synonym: Emerson

Synonym: Ralph Waldo Emerson (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Emerson

English words defined with "Emerson": Joseph Emerson WorcesterRalph Waldo Emerson. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Emerson": 0763030137515336873371740Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996Emerson plan, EverGood samaritan lawsMermaids, model checking, Model Good Samaritan Food Donation ActNeverSaccharine Principle in ThingsXerxes' Tears. (references)

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Modern Usage: Emerson

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Mr. Emerson, this is Freddy Honeychurch. (A Room with a View; writing credit: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. based on the novel by E.M. Forster.)

Clever

The borrower runs in his own debt. (references; author: Emerson)

Cant is good to provoke common sense. (references; author: Emerson)

No sensible person ever made an apology. (references; author: Emerson)

The one prudence of life is concentration. (references; author: Emerson)

Every noble activity makes room for itself. (references; author: Emerson)

Movie/TV Titles

The Faye Emerson Show (1950)

Lake and Palmer: Welcome Back Emerson (1992)

Emerson Park (1992)

Lake & Palmer in Concert Emerson (1981)

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

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Commercial Usage: Emerson

DomainTitle

References

  • Emerson Electric Co.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Emerson Radio Corp.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson : Collected Poems and Translations (Library of America) (reference)

  • Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson As Inspiration for Daily Living (reference)

  • The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Paperback Classics) (reference)

  • To Battle for God and the Right: The Civil War Letterbooks of Emerson Opdycke (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Pictures at an Exhibition (reference)

  • Best Of Emerson & West Packet Trick Magic Vol. 1 (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

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

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Image Slideshow: Emerson

Illustrations:
Emerson

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Photo Album: Emerson

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Commander Emerson Jones working with aerial photographs.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Mechanized level crew moving up Level party of Emerson E. Jones.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

The mangold harvest / P.H. Emerson.Credit: Library of Congress.

Osier peeling, Norfolk / P.H. Emerson.Credit: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Brig. Gen. Emerson Opdycke, officer of the Federal Army.Credit: Library of Congress.

Emerson House, Concord, Mass.Credit: Library of Congress.

Baltimore from the Emerson Tower.Credit: Library of Congress.

Horse and buggy at blacksmith shop on the farm of Emerson J. Leonard. Westville, Connecticut.Credit: Library of Congress.

Shoeing a horse in the barn of Mr. Emerson J. Leonard. Wallingford, Connecticut.Credit: Library of Congress.

Potomac Electric Power Co. apartments and kitchens. Houses at 200 Emerson Street N.W.Credit: Library of Congress.

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

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Familiar Quotations: Emerson

AuthorQuotation

Ralph Waldo Emerson

To think is to act.
Every wall is a door.
Be an opener of doors.
A man is a god in ruins.
Earth laughs in flowers.
New arts destroy the old.
The surest poison is time.
All mankind loves a lover.
We are prisoners of ideas.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Emerson

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Slovak Rep

Important U.S. investors include USX (U.S. Steel), Emerson Electric, Philip Morris, Whirlpool, Johnson Controls, ON Semiconductor (formerly Motorola), Delphi Automotive, Citibank, and IBM. (references)

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

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Usage Frequency: Emerson

"Emerson" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Emerson" is used about 213 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%21320,749

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Emerson

The following table summarizes the usage of "Emerson" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
EmersonFirst name Male8,000760
EmersonLast name13,000926
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Emerson

"Emerson" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a work rule".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Emerson."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
EmericMaleN/AN/A
EmersonMaleEnglishEmery
EmeryMaleEnglishEmeric
EmmersonMaleEnglishEmerson
EmoryMaleEnglishEmery
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Emerson

CountryName
USA

Emerson Electric Co.

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Emerson


1. Emerson, AR (town, FIPS 21580)
Location: 33.09737 N, 93.19609 W
Population (1990): 317 (147 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 71740
Country: USA


2. Emerson, GA (city, FIPS 27344)
Location: 34.13179 N, 84.73943 W
Population (1990): 1201 (443 housing units)
Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 30137
Country: USA


3. Emerson, IA (city, FIPS 25500)
Location: 41.01850 N, 95.40279 W
Population (1990): 476 (218 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 51533
Country: USA


4. Emerson, NE (village, FIPS 15710)
Location: 42.27825 N, 96.72565 W
Population (1990): 791 (336 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68733
Country: USA


5. Emerson, NJ (borough, FIPS 21450)
Location: 40.97500 N, 74.02369 W
Population (1990): 6930 (2257 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 07630
Country: USA

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Expressions: Emerson

Expressions using "Emerson": Emerson plan Joseph Emerson Worcester Ralph Waldo Emerson. Additional references.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Emerson

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

emerson

1,509

ralph waldo emerson

712

emerson drive

668

emerson and switchboard

373

emerson electric

343

lake palmer emerson

276

emerson college

260

emerson electronics

247

emerson knife

193

quote ralph waldo emerson

127

emerson new jersey

124

emerson fan

120

emerson air conditioner

117

emerson ceiling fan

114

emerson tv

102

emerson television

87

emerson hospital

85

emerson motor

85

emerson radio

78

emerson quote

77
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Modern Translations: Emerson

Language Translations for "Emerson"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

爱默ç"Ÿ. (various references)

   

French

  

système Emerson (Emerson plan), salaire Emerson (Emerson plan), respirateur d'Emerson (Emerson respirator), appareil d'Emerson (Emerson respirator). (various references)

   

German

  

Emerson Beatmungsgerät (Emerson respirator). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

emersonay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Emerson

Misspellings

"Emerson" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Edmeston, Emberson, Emersons, Emison, emmersons, Emmerton, Eperon, Eumaros, Ingerson, Kemerton, Meselson, Nemerov. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Emerson

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: moreens.

Words within the letters "e-e-m-n-o-r-s"

-1 letter: moreen, sermon.

-2 letters: enorm, ernes, erose, mense, meres, mesne, meson, mores, morns, morse, neems, nomes, norms, omens, omers, semen, senor, sneer, snore.

-3 letters: emes, eons, erne, erns, eros, meno, mere, mons, more, morn, mors, neem, noes, nome, noms, norm, nose, omen, omer, ones, ores, rees, rems, roes, roms, rose, seem, seen, seer, seme, sene, sere, some, sone, sore, sorn.

-4 letters: eme, ems, ens, eon, ere, ern, ers, men, mon, mor, mos, nee, nom, nor, nos, oes, oms, one, ons, ore, ors, ose, ree, rem, res, roe, rom, see, sen, ser, som, son.

-5 letters: em, en, er, es, me, mo, ne, no, oe, om, on, or, os, re, so.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-m-n-o-r-s"
 

+1 letter: emersion, horsemen, modernes, moneyers, solemner, venomers.

 

+2 letters: demeanors, domineers, emersions, endoderms, endosperm, entoderms, fomenters, forenames, mezereons, modernest, modernise, moistener, monkeries, monoester, newcomers, overmines, oystermen, prenomens, remoisten, rousement, sermonize.

 

+3 letters: aeronomers, aeronomies, burdensome, centrosome, ceremonies, chernozems, commencers, commenders, condemners, contemners, demeanours, endodermis, endosperms, endotherms, enormities, enrolments, fermentors, fromenties, geomancers, greenrooms, heteronyms, homeowners, horsewomen, lobstermen, manoeuvres, manometers, mentioners, mesenteron, metronomes, minestrone, misnomered, modernised, modernises, modernizes, modernness, moisteners, monoesters, monometers, monotremes, moroseness, nanometers, neorealism, nethermost, newsmonger, noisemaker, nonmembers, pheromones, praenomens, premoisten, proenzymes, promenades, recombines, recommends, recompense, reemission, remoistens, remoteness, resummoned, rousements, sermonette, sermonized, sermonizer, sermonizes, somberness, stenotherm, superwomen, tonometers, tormenters, tremendous, treponemas, treponemes, unfreedoms, yeomanries.

 

+4 letters: amenorrheas, anemometers, camerlengos, centromeres, centrosomes, ceremonials, ceremonious, cinemagoers, clinometers, commandeers, comprehends, conferments, congressmen, contretemps, demonstrate, deportments, dermatogens, documenters, easternmost, echinoderms, economizers, egocentrism, emblazoners, enantiomers, encrimsoned, endorsement, engrossment, enrollments, enterostomy, enumerators, ergotamines, fellmongers, fisherwomen, freemasonry, goniometers, governments, hatemongers, hemosiderin, impersonate, indorsement, intermezzos, irksomeness, manometries, marionettes, mavourneens, mesonephric, mesonephroi, mesonephros, metanephros, minestrones, misdemeanor, misenrolled, misgoverned, misoriented, misreckoned, modernities, modernizers, monasteries, moneymakers, mongrelizes, monseigneur, neorealisms, nephrostome, newsmongers, noisemakers, omnipresent, overconsume, overmanages, overmantels, pentamerous, peritoneums, permeations, preemptions, premoistens, premonished, premonishes, promenaders, prominences, pycnometers, recommences, recompensed, recompenses, recoupments, redemptions, reemissions, remoistened, remonetizes, remonstrate, renominates, roominesses, salinometer, scaremonger, sermonettes, sermonizers, smokescreen, somerseting, stenotherms, supermodern, tensiometer, tensiometry, tonometries, urinometers, venturesome, washerwomen, watermelons, westernmost, wonderments.

 

+5 letters: actinometers, amentiferous, anemometries, cameraperson, chronometers, commanderies, commensurate, commentaries, concernments, costermonger, countermemos, countermines, countermoves, deforcements, demonstrable, demonstrated, demonstrates, densitometer, densitometry, divorcements, dynamometers, dysmenorrhea, econometrics, econometrist, egocentrisms, eleemosynary, emblazonries, embroilments, embryogenies, empowerments, endodermises, endometritis, endomorphies, endorsements, endothermies, enforcements, engorgements, engrossments, enormousness, enterostomal, enumerations, environments, extensometer, fearsomeness, ferromagnets, formalnesses, formlessness, frontiersmen, geometrising, goniometries, gruesomeness, hemoproteins, hemosiderins, heteronomies, heteronomous, homogenizers, honeymooners, impersonated, impersonates, implementors, improperness, improvements, indorsements, lampooneries, lemongrasses, longshoremen, melanophores, mifepristone, mineralogies, misconceiver, misdemeanors, moderateness, modernnesses, moneylenders, monodisperse, monoterpenes, morbidnesses, morosenesses, motherliness, mountaineers, necromancers, necromancies, nephrostomes, neurochemist, normotensive, numerologies, numerousness, omnipresence, outmaneuvers, overconsumed, overconsumes, overgarments, overpayments, performances, phrasemonger, pomegranates, predominates, premoistened, prenominates, procurements, promptnesses, randomnesses, recompensing, reimpression, remediations, remoistening, remonstrance, remonstrated, remonstrates, remotenesses, remunerators, renormalizes, salinometers, scaremongers, seminiferous, sensitometer, sensitometry, servicewoman, servicewomen, smokescreens, sombernesses, somersetting, stenothermal, storminesses, tensiometers, tensiometric, theobromines, theocentrism, thermoclines, tiresomeness, tremendously, unremorseful, volunteerism, warehouseman, warehousemen, whoremongers.

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

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Alternative Orthography: Emerson


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 6D 65 72 73 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.    --    .    .-.    ...    ---    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01101101 01100101 01110010 01110011 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#109 &#101 &#114 &#115 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 006D 0065 0072 0073 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39797184858180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Names: Frequency
12. Names: Derived from
13. Names: Company Usage
14. Cities
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Derivations
19. Anagrams
20. Orthography
21. Bibliography


  

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