Muller

Definition: Muller

Muller

Noun

1. Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965).

2. Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927).

3. German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858).

4. German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476).

5. British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900).

6. United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967).

7. A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.

8. A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone.

9. A vessel in which wine is mulled.

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

Specialty Definition: Muller

Domain	Definition
Biographical Satire	MULLER, Maud, one of the few country girls who never went to New York City. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.
Metallurgy	A roller, usually of metal, used in a mill for grinding mixing or tempering. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. Stone, iron shoe, or heavy steel rubbing disk, used to bear down upon rock in comminution b. A heavy grinding wheel that is the crushing and mixing member in a dry or wet pan. (references)
Occupations	Sprays felt hats with water and refrigerates hats to condition hat fibers in fancy finish department of hat manufacturer: Sprays hats with fine mist, using water spray nozzle, and positions burlap around hats to confine moisture. Places hats in refrigerated room for chilling to condition hat fibers. Removes hat after specified time and places hats on racks for further processing. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Muller

Synonyms: muser (n), pestle (n), ponderer (n), pounder (n), ruminator (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Muller

English words defined with "Muller": Mullerian. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Muller": amalgam pan ♦ CHECKER-IN ♦ MLISP, Modula-Prolog. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Muller" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Swedish (grumble).

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Modern Usage: Muller

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Maud Muller (1912)

Amy Muller (1896)

Emilie Muller (1993)

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

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Commercial Usage: Muller

Domain	Title
Books	Autobiography of George Muller (reference) Gestapo Chief : The 1948 Interrogation of Henrich Muller, Volume 2 (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Muller

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Photo Album: Muller

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Plate III. 8. Somniosus microcephalus, (Schneider), Goode and Bean. From Day, Fishes of Great Britain and Ireland. 9. Echinorhinus spinosus, (Gmelin), Blainville. From Fishes of Great Britain and Ireland. 10. Pristiurus melastomus, (Rafinesque), Bonaparte. From Annales du Musee d'Hist. Nat. Paris. 11. Centrophorus granulosis, Muller and Henle. From "Elasmobranchs.". Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.		Figure 35. Muller thermometer constructed by Gustav Muller for laboratory and research studies. It acted as a "normal" thermometer which was used with the Pettersson-Nansen insulation bottle. Because of the time for the temperature to equilibrate in the insulation bottle, the time to take a measurement was prolonged. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Artwork by F. Muller, circa 1916, depicting a preliminary design for these ships, before the addition of heavier "cage" masts, enlarged superstructure and the elimination of secondary battery gun positions in the hull. The ships of this class were: Colorado (BB-45); Maryland (BB-46); Washington (BB-47) -- not completed; and West Virginia (BB-48). Credit: NAVY.		Running speed trials off the Maine coast, 1906. Photographed by Enrique Muller. Note sailors crowding the rails, watching the photographer's boat, which is about to be swamped by the battleship's bow wave. Credit: NAVY.
	Halftone reproduction of a photograph by Enrique Muller, showing the submarine underway, circa 1916. It is printed on an advertising blotter. Credit: NAVY.		Sepia wash drawing by F. Muller, circa 1900, depicting the ship on the Western Rivers during the Civil War. Credit: NAVY.
	Watercolor by F. Muller, circa 1900. Credit: NAVY.		A visit to grandfather's home / drawn by Granville Perkins, from sketches by Eva Muller. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Llano Quemado (vicinity), New Mexico. Marjorie Muller, nurse from the clinic operated by the Taos County cooperative health association, and an interpreter arriving at a patient's house. Credit: Library of Congress.		New York et Brooklyn--Vue prise au dessus de la batterie / dessiné par Simpson ; lith. par Th. Muller. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Muller

Author	Quotation
Max Muller	No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Muller

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Uruguay	The U.S. embassy in Uruguay is located at Lauro Muller 1776, Montevideo (tel: 598-2-203-6061 or 598-2 408-7777; fax: 598-2--408-8611). The mailing address for the embassy is UNIT 4500, APO AA 34035. The embassy also has an Internet web page at http://www.embeeuu.gub.uy/. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Muller

"Muller" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 97.59% of the time. "Muller" is used about 83 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)	97.59%	81	36,835
Noun (singular)	2.41%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	83	N/A

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

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Name Usage Frequency: Muller

The following table summarizes the usage of "Muller" 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
Muller	Last name	9,000	1,345
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Muller

Expressions using "Muller": Friedrich Max Muller ♦ Hermann Joseph Muller ♦ Johann Muller ♦ Johannes Peter Muller ♦ Karl Alex Muller ♦ Max Muller ♦ Muller mixer ♦ Paul Hermann Muller. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Muller": Muller-hansen, Muller-lyer, Muller-thurgau.
	Ending with "Muller": Geiger-muller.
	Containing "Muller": Geiger-Muller counter, Geiger-Muller tube.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Muller

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
franck muller	231	robert muller	13
muller	171	muller sophie	13
mancow muller	132	ann muller	11
frank muller	103	john muller	10
frank muller watch	64	kroller muller	10
franck muller watch	56	max muller	10
lillian muller	47	kroller muller museum	9
muller martini	33	illusion lyer muller	9
george muller	22	muller oregon v	9
family muller theater	21	kirk muller	9
cow man muller	21	heiner muller	8
kurt muller	18	family muller theatres	8
cow mad muller	18	annie benson muller	8
marcia muller	17	company muller	8
paul muller	17	muller chevrolet	7
franck muller replica	15	muller oregon vs	7
peter muller	15	frank muller replica	7
aldine muller	14	richard muller	7
james muller	13	muller tapiceria	7
muller toyota	13	honda muller	7
		david muller	7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Muller

Language		Translations for "Muller"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		� "磨器 (abrader). (various references)

Dutch		tegenstroom-snelmenger met excentrisch roerwerk (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller). (various references)

Finnish		kollerimylly (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller). (various references)

French		meule. (various references)

German		Gegenstrom-Tellermischer (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller), Eirich-Mischkneter (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller). (various references)

Greek		αναμίκτης-ζυμωτής Eirich (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller). (various references)

Hungarian		mozsártörő (pestle), dörzsölőkő. (various references)

Italian		Pestello (pestle). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ミドル級 (10^-3, aerogramme, communications within a small range, middleweight class, Mila Sohon, militarism, militarist, military look, milli-, millibar, milligram, millimeter, million, million seller, millionaire, millisecond, mimic, mi-mollet, mimosa, mineral, mineral water, Minerva, minestrone, mini, mini component, mini computer, mini floppy disk, mini size, mini theater, miniature, miniature car, minibuffer, minicar, minicomputer, mini-computer, minicycle, mini-disk, minifacsimile, minim, minimalist program, minimum, minimum access, minion, minipill, mini-skirt, ministate, Minnesota, Minolta, minute steak, miracle, mirage, mirror, mirror ball, mirror site, monitor, Muenchen, Munich, museum, music, music tape, music therapy, musical, musical comedy, musical play, musical show, musician, mutant, mute, Myanmar). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ミュラー . (various references)

Manx		braain (quern). (various references)

Pig Latin		ullermay

Portuguese		misturador-amassador Eirich (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller). (various references)

Spanish		mezcladora-amasadora Eirich (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller), mezcladora de platos en contracorriente (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller). (various references)

Swedish		motströms tallriksknådare (Lancaster mixer, muller mixer, muller type, Simpson Mix-Muller). (various references)

Turkish		Havan (mortar). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Muller

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Muller": mullers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Muller" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Maller, Mbulelo, Meller, Mellery, Melzer, mller, Moler, Muhlberg, Muiler, muler, Mulhearn, Mulheran, Mulheren, Mulherne, mulieri, Mullers, Mulley, Mullner, Mullu, Ullar, Ullmer. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Muller"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "Muller" (pronounced mu"ler)
3	-u" l er	color, Culler, Discolor, duller, multicolor, noncolor.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Muller

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-l-l-m-r-u"
	-1 letter: lemur.
	-2 letters: lure, mell, merl, mule, mull, mure, rule.
	-3 letters: ell, elm, emu, leu, lum, mel, rem, rue, rum.
	-4 letters: el, em, er, me, mu, re, um.
	Words containing the letters "e-l-l-m-r-u"
	+1 letter: mullers.
	+2 letters: medullar, umbellar, umbrella.
	+3 letters: beryllium, glomerule, glomeruli, medullary, molecular, numerally, rostellum, tellurium, umbrellas.
	+4 letters: allurement, berylliums, cerebellum, columellar, dreamfully, glomerular, glomerules, glomerulus, lukewarmly, marvellous, mercifully, metallurgy, millefleur, millicurie, multilayer, multiplier, rostellums, telluriums, tumblerful, umbellifer, umbrellaed.
	+5 letters: allurements, aspergillum, bimolecular, cerebellums, florilegium, glamourless, humorlessly, marvelously, masterfully, mercurially, millefleurs, millicuries, molecularly, mournfuller, multibarrel, multiplayer, multiplexer, multiplexor, multipliers, neurilemmal, numerically, rambouillet, subdermally, subumbrella, tremulously, tumblerfuls, ultrasimple, umbellifers, umbrellaing.
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