MARTEL

Definition: MARTEL

MARTEL

Intransitive verb

1. To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "MARTEL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Martel \Mar"tel\, intransitive verb. [French expression marteler, from martel, marteau, hammer, diminutive from Latin martulus, marculus, diminutive of marcus hammer. Compare to March to step.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Martel The surname given to Charles, natural son of Pépin d'Héristal, for his victory over the Saracens, who had invaded France under Abd-el-Rahman in 732. It is said that Charles "knocked down the foe, and crushed them beneath his axe, as a martel or hammer crushes what it strikes." Judas Asmonæus for a similar reason was called Maccabæcus (the Hammerer). M. Collin de Plancy says that Charles, the palace mayor, was not called Martel because he martelé (hammered) the Saracens, but because his patron saint was Martellus (or Martin). (Bibliothéque des Légendes.) Avoir se mettre martel en t�te. To have a bee in one's bonnet, to be crotchety. Martel is a corruption of Martin, an ass, a hobby-horse. M. Hilaire le Gai says, but gives no authority, "Cette expression nous vient des Italiens, car en Italien martello signifie proprement `jalousic.' " "Ils portent des martels, des capriches."- Brantome: Des Dames Gallantes. "Telle filles ... pourroient blen donner de bons martels � leurs pauvres marys."- Brantome: Des Dames Gallantes. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
MARTEL	English	Horizontal action on market awareness for RT for elderly people	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: MARTEL

English words defined with "MARTEL": Martel de fer. (references)

Specialty definitions using "MARTEL": Avoir ♦ Carlovingian Dynasty ♦ Fifteen decisive Battles ♦ Genovefa. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Citizen G'Kar, Captain Martel would like to speak with you. (Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight; writing credit: J. Michael Straczynski)
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Domain	Title
Books	Age of Charles Martel, The (reference) Cahiers de doléances du Tiers Etat de la sénéchaussée de Martel pour les Etats généraux de 1789 (reference) Charles Martel (reference) De 1850 à nos jours : les descendants de Jean-Louis Martel & d'Elodie Lacasse (reference) Joël et Jan Martel : sculpteurs, 1896-1966 (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Rue Martel [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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"MARTEL" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 94.44% of the time. "MARTEL" is used about 18 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)	94.44%	17	85,106
Noun (singular)	5.56%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	18	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "MARTEL" 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
Martel	Last name	5,000	2,655
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Martel, OH
Zip Code(s): 43335
Country: USA

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Expression: MARTEL

Expression using "MARTEL": martel de fer. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: MARTEL

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
yann martel	79	martel cognac	5
martel sherri	73	martel nabiel	5
martel	70	de fer martel	4
charles martel	58	bear martel standlander	4
electronics martel	30	martel sensational sherri	4
rick martel	23	martel model rick	4
martel brother	17	martel oh	4
marcel martel	13	martel self yann	4
grenier landry leclerc lessard martel	13	martel sherri wwe	4
life of pi yann martel	10	management martel	4
arlene martel	10	suzanne martel	4
bros martel	10	carlos martel	3
denis martel	9	martel sherry	3
biography martel yann	8	martel sheri	3
life of pi by yann martel	7	jason martel	3
braun farella martel	7	martel veronica	3
james martel	7	madeleine martel	3
martel renee	7	martel real estate	3
martel renée	5	john martel	3
life martel pi	5	martel realty	3
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Derivations: MARTEL

Derivations
	Words beginning with "MARTEL": martello, martellos. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "MARTEL"

Words rhyming with "MARTEL" (pronounced 'Mar"tel'): Astel, Betel, Bultel, Cantel, Cautel, Chattel, hostel, lintel, mantel, Pastel, Pightel, Platel, Postel, Poyntel, ratel, Rostel, Vastel, Wastel. (additional references)

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Anagrams: MARTEL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: armlet, tramel.
	Words within the letters "a-e-l-m-r-t"
	-1 letter: alert, alter, armet, artel, lamer, later, mater, metal, ramet, ratel, realm, taler, tamer.
	-2 letters: alme, earl, lame, late, lear, male, malt, mare, marl, mart, mate, meal, meat, melt, merl, meta, rale, rate, real, ream, tael, tale, tame, tare, teal, team, tear, tela, term, tram.
	-3 letters: ale, alt, are, arm, art, ate, ear, eat.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-l-m-r-t"
	+1 letter: armlets, lambert, lamster, maltier, marlite, martlet, templar, thermal, tramell, tramels, trammel, trample.
	+2 letters: amitrole, atremble, emulator, lamberts, lamenter, lamister, lamsters, malapert, maltreat, maltster, marliest, marlites, martello, martlets, masterly, material, materiel, maternal, maturely, metrical, misalter, realtime, remittal, rolamite, staumrel, telegram, telemark, templars, temporal, terminal, thermals, trameled, tramells, tramless, tramline, trammels, trampled, trampler, tramples.
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