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BIRDSEYE

Specialty Definition: BIRDSEYE

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Geography

Spot, bleb, tube or irregular patch of sparry calcite commonly found in limestones, e. g. dismicrites, and some dolomites, as a precipitate that infills cavities resulting from localised disturbances, such as algal or burrowing activity, escaping gas bubbles, shrinkage cracking, soft-sediment slumping, reworking of sediments or plant root. Source: European Union. (references)

Industry

Effect obtained with a "T-sharped plain weave", warping and wefting alternate 2 light threads and two dark. Almost round, light spots on dark ground result, similar to a bird's eye. Source: European Union. (references)

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

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Specialty Definition: Birdseye, Indiana

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Birdseye is a town located in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 465.

Geography


Birdseye is located at 38°18'57" North, 86°41'43" West (38.315781, -86.695283)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 465 people, 204 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density is 280.5/km² (724.8/mi²). There are 213 housing units at an average density of 128.5/km² (332.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.63% White, 0.00% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 204 households out of which 33.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% are non-families. 36.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.98. In the town the population is spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $30,156, and the median income for a family is $45,125. Males have a median income of $29,250 versus $21,953 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,690. 14.0% of the population and 8.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.7% are under the age of 18 and 18.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Birdseye, Indiana."

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Synonyms: BIRDSEYE

Synonyms by domain: bird's eye (industry), bird's-eye (geography), calcite eye (geography).

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Modern Usage: BIRDSEYE

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Movie/TV Titles

Showing Wreckage Birdseye View of Galveston (1900)

A.K.A. Birdseye (2002)

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

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Commercial Usage: BIRDSEYE

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Consumer Goods

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

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Photo Album: BIRDSEYE

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Birdseye view of an orderly campsite. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Birdseye view, Nantasket Beach, Mass., from Rockland House. Credit: Library of Congress.

Boston, Mass., birdseye view of Charlestown & Bunker Hill. Credit: Library of Congress.

Municipal Center. Birdseye view elevation from Pennsylvania Ave. Credit: Library of Congress.

Woodward, IA, birdseye view. Credit: Library of Congress.

Birdseye view of campus and buildings of Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. Credit: Library of Congress.

Birdseye view looking east from American Bank Bldg., Everett, Wash. Credit: Library of Congress.

Birdseye view, Pine Camp, N.Y., 1910. Credit: Library of Congress.

Birdseye of Anaheim, California. Credit: Library of Congress.

New York: a birdseye view from the harbor, showing Manhattan Island in its surroundings, with various points of interest in the city and the location of Rogers, Peet & Co.'s building, the exact center of the clothing trade in New York City. Credit: Library of Congress.

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

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Usage Frequency: BIRDSEYE

"BIRDSEYE" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 71.43% of the time. "BIRDSEYE" is used about 14 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 (singular)71.43%10111,207
Noun (proper)28.57%4175,879
                    Total100.00%14N/A

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

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Cities: BIRDSEYE


1. Birdseye, IN (town, FIPS 5374)
Location: 38.31358 N, 86.69590 W
Population (1990): 472 (208 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 47513
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BIRDSEYE

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

birdseye

42

birdseye maple

28

clarence birdseye

15

birdseye indiana

12

birdseye food

10

birdseye maple furniture

8

birdseye flooring maple

4

birdseye diaper

4

birdseye maple veneer

3

birdseye lumber maple

3

birdseye maple table

2

birdseye fiesta gold red stratocaster

2

birdseye fabric

2

tom birdseye

2

birdseye view

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: BIRDSEYE

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

Danish

  

påfugleøje (bird's eye), fugleøjestruktur (bird's-eye, calcite eye). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

oogjes (bird's-eye, calcite eye). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

linnunsilmä (bird's-eye, calcite eye). (various references)

   

French

  

birdseye (bird's-eye), bird eyes (bird's-eye), tissu oeil (bird's eye), oeil-de-perdrix (bird's eye), fenestra (bird's-eye). (various references)

   

German

  

Vogelauge (bird's-eye, calcite eye, pin knot), Pfauenauge (peacock (butterfly)). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

οφθαλμοί πτηνού (bird's-eye, calcite eye). (various references)

   

Italian

  

Occhio di pernice (bird's eye). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

irdseyebay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

olho de perdiz (bird's eye). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ojo de perdiz (bird's eye). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

birdseye (bird's-eye, calcite eye). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: BIRDSEYE

Derivations

Words beginning with "BIRDSEYE": birdseyes. (additional references)

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

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Anagrams: BIRDSEYE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-d-e-e-i-r-s-y"

-1 letter: derbies, ribeyes.

-2 letters: beside, biders, bredes, breeds, brides, debris, debyes, desire, eiders, eyries, rebids, redyes, reside, ribeye.

-3 letters: beers, beery, bider, bides, biers, birds, birse, brede, breed, brees, bride, bries, byres, debye, deers, derby, drees, dribs, dries, dyers, eider, eyers, eyres, eyrie, rebid, redes, redye, reeds, reedy, resid, ribes, rides, seder, seedy, sered.

 Words containing the letters "b-d-e-e-i-r-s-y"
 

+1 letter: birdseyes, disobeyer.

 

+2 letters: disobeyers.

 

+3 letters: deoxyribose.

 

+4 letters: deoxyriboses, disagreeably.

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

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Usage: Modern
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album 		5. Usage Frequency
6. Cities
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern 		9. Derivations
10. Anagrams
11. Bibliography


  

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