Noun

Singular emphasis

Plural emphases

emphasis (plural emphases)

  1. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
    He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
  2. Special attention or prominence given to something.
    Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
  3. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
    He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
  4. (typography) Related to bold.

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Fri Jul 10 20:14:24 2009

The etymological origin of "emphasis" is from the Greek ἔμφασις, from "εν(εμ)+ φαίνομαι" {em +fenome} aning : to accent the appearance, to underline, to put in bold, make something more significant or important.

The word emphasis, in addition to its main dictionary meaning, may have the following technical meanings.

  • Emphasis, a notion from FM signal transmission
  • Emphasis, in typography: visual enhancement a part of a text to make it noticeable
  • In the grammatical terminology used in discussing the Semitic languages, "emphasis" refers to certain phonologically differentiated stop or fricative consonant sounds. The exact phonological realization of emphatic consonants varies between languages, but includes ejective consonants in Ethopian Semitic languages, and velarization/pharyngealization on Arabic. Emphatic consonants include ط ص ظ ض in Arabic, and ט צ ק in Hebrew.
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Thu Jun 11 10:12:21 2009

Does emphasis on deadlines encourage disguising a problem and selling it off to someone else?
Q. The person who sells off the problem has lost "ownership" of the deadline and the subsequent failure perhaps of the project is not easily traceable back to them.
Asked by ffantasizing - Sat Sep 22 17:09:46 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Deadlines are apart of my industry. A deadline in when the goods has to hit the finish line to full fill your promise of action, in the most competent way possible in the most professional manner to which you promised to perform. It is not and has nothing to do with passing the buck. The buck stops with you. If you didn't full fill the deadline competently, then you are the one at fault. Once the deadline has been full filled as expect and passes hands as a complete finished project or part of a section of your perported section of the project, only then do you walk away from it, and with it a fat check, for doing your job well.
Answered by mo - Sat Sep 22 17:41:50 2007

What can you do job wise with a biology degree with a animal behavior emphasis?
Q. All the information you can give me. should I get my masters in that? What jobs would you get with that? What are the earnings? What is your job title? anything you can give me will help.
Asked by No L - Tue Apr 7 15:24:19 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. College Professor Research Biologist Ecologist TV show host National Geography photographer Park Ranger Park Naturalist just to name a few
Answered by dlburman18 - Tue Apr 7 17:11:47 2009

What are some career paths for a Communications major with emphasis in Public Relations?
Q. I am a big people person and I thrive off of interpersonal communication. While going to school I am currently in sales and I love it.
Asked by Drop Beats Not Bombs - Sat Nov 22 22:10:27 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The *Right Path* for you is the one you choose yourself, grasshopper! You spent time getting a degree but did not plan. That was your 2nd mistake. Now you're here asking total strangers what YOU should do with your life. Ask that person in the mirror...yes, that one. He is the only one who TRULY knows what path you should take. Cheers!
Answered by Erac Q, or What - Wed Nov 26 14:04:42 2008

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