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ATKINSON

Specialty Definition: ATKINSON

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Mining

The resistance of a section of roadway in which there is a pressure of 1 lb/ft2 (6.9 kPa) throughout the section, when an amount of 1,000 ft3 /s (1 kilocusec or 28.3 m3 /s) of dry air at 60 degrees F (15.6 degrees C) and 30 in (762 mm) barometer is passing.See also:Atkinson's friction coefficient. (references)

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

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Date "ATKINSON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references)


Crosswords: ATKINSON

Specialty definitions using "ATKINSON": AldatCAYLEYHyperCardModulexTYMCOM-X. (references)

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Modern Usage: ATKINSON

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Rowan Atkinson Live (1992)

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

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Commercial Usage: ATKINSON

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References

  • Atkinson (Guy F) Co.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Atkinson and Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology (reference)

  • Atkinson for England (reference)

  • Bean There Done That: The Life and Times of Rowan Atkinson (reference)

  • Building the Atkinson "cycle" engine (reference)

  • R. Atkinson Fox & William M. Thompson : Identification & Price Guide 2nd Edition (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  • Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) / Chandler, R. Croft, Atkinson, Numura, Boston Baroque, Pearlman (reference)

  • Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Kodalli Groves Rancatore Rose Atkinson Tobias SCO Mackerras [2000 film "Mozart in Turkey"] (reference)

    (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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

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Image Slideshow: ATKINSON

Illustrations:
ATKINSON

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Photo Album: ATKINSON

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Anita DeWulf, Clinton County SWCD Commissioner; Warren Cook, Clinton Co. SWCD Commissioner; Connie Ramirez, NRCS District Conservationist; Audrey DeScheppper, technician; Jerry Mall; and Helen Atkinson, Muscatine County SWCD Secretary, discuss local conse. Credit: Tim McCabe.

Zeb Atkinson with chickens, Penderlea Farms, North Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mrs. Atkinson and baby. Atkinson rents from an estate and has eighty acres of very poor land on which to support his family of nine. Mrs. Atkinson walked fifteen miles to the relief office to get aid for the family, near Shannon City, Ringgold County, Iow. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mrs. Alfred Atkinson with baby and young child in farm home near Shannon City, Iowa. They rent eighty acres from an estate. Credit: Library of Congress.

Family of Alfred Atkinson, farmer near Shannon City, Iowa. Credit: Library of Congress.

Dorothy Smith and Elizabeth Atkinson setting table in home economics room in school building. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Jaff, residence on Atkinson Rd., Rockville Centre. Bar I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Telescopes. Telescopes designed by Capt. R.L. Atkinson I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Panoramic view of St. Petersburg, dedicated by permission to his Imperial Majesty Alexander 1st. by his much obliged humble servant J.A. Atkinson / drawn on the spot by J.A. Atkinson, from the observatory of the Academy of Sciences. Credit: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Edward Atkinson, as Saint Martin de Porres, an early South American Negro Saint. Credit: Library of Congress.

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

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Speeches: ATKINSON

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837A portion of the troops, under Generals Scott and Atkinson, and of the militia of the State of Illinois were called into the field.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: ATKINSON

"ATKINSON" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 97.94% of the time. "ATKINSON" is used about 436 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)97.94%42713,408
Noun (common)1.61%7133,076
Noun (singular)0.46%2245,945
                    Total100.00%436N/A

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

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Name Usage Frequency: ATKINSON

The following table summarizes the usage of "ATKINSON" 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
AtkinsonLast name19,000635
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: ATKINSON

CountryName
USA

Atkinson (Guy F) Co.

 (more examples...)

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

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Cities: ATKINSON


1. Atkinson, IL (town, FIPS 2726)
Location: 41.41874 N, 90.01451 W
Population (1990): 950 (427 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 61235
Country: USA


2. Atkinson, NC (town, FIPS 2460)
Location: 34.52748 N, 78.17033 W
Population (1990): 275 (141 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 28421
Country: USA


3. Atkinson, NE (city, FIPS 2550)
Location: 42.53167 N, 98.97644 W
Population (1990): 1380 (673 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68713
Country: USA


4. Atkinson, NH
Zip Code(s): 03811
Country: USA

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Expressions: ATKINSON

Expressions using "ATKINSON": Atkinson County Fort Atkinson. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "ATKINSON": Atkinson-willes.

Ending with "ATKINSON": Saunders-atkinson, Seddon-atkinson.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ATKINSON

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
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

atkinson diet

452

atkinson design

10

rowan atkinson

290

atkinson fort hospital

10

fort atkinson wisconsin

223

atkinson fireside fort

10

atkinson

155

atkinson foundation

9

atkinson nh

73

atkinson baker

9

atkinson club country

54

atkinson college

9

fort atkinson

38

atkinson fox

9

r atkinson fox

36

jayne atkinson

9

atkinson gemma

29

atkinson real estate

9

atkinson illinois

28

brook atkinson theater

8

atkinson misty

27

rowan atkinson live

8

atkinson nebraska

24

david atkinson

7

dr atkinson diet

21

fort atkinson iowa

7

michael atkinson

17

atkinson golf

7

atkinson realty

17

atkinson fort nasco

7

atkinson north carolina

11

rowan atkinson biography

7

atkinson diet plan

11

ft atkinson wi

7

dr atkinson

11

atkinson beach realty virginia

7

john atkinson grimshaw

11

bill atkinson

7

atkinson fort hospital memorial

10

atkinson movie rowan

7
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Modern Translation: ATKINSON

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

Danish

  

Atkinson's universalapparatur (Atkinson universal appliance), Atkinson's farvereflex (Atkinson colour-reflex). (various references)

   

French

  

appareil universel d'Atkinson (Atkinson universal appliance), réflexe des couleurs d'Atkinson (Atkinson colour-reflex). (various references)

   

German

  

Atkinson Universalapparatur (Atkinson universal appliance), Atkinson Farbreflex (Atkinson colour-reflex). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

χρωστική αντίδρασις του ATKINSON (Atkinson colour-reflex), ορθοδοντικόν μηχάνημα του ATKINSON (Atkinson universal appliance). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

atkinsonay

   

Portuguese

  

aparelho universal de Atkinson (Atkinson universal appliance), reflexo das cores de Atkinson (Atkinson colour-reflex). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: ATKINSON

Misspellings

"ATKINSON" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adkisson, Akenson, Aktinson, Atkinsons, Atkison, Atkynson, Atykinson, Matkinson, Mattinson, Oakensen. (additional references)

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

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Anagrams: ATKINSON

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-i-k-n-n-o-s-t"

-1 letter: anoints, kations, nations, onanist.

-2 letters: anions, anoint, kation, nasion, nation, nitons, sonant, stinko, takins.

-3 letters: anion, antis, askoi, ikats, ikons, iotas, kains, kaons, kinas, kinos, knits, knots, koans, niton, nonas, oinks, ostia, saint, santo, satin, skint, stain, stank, stink, stoai, tains, takin, tanks.

-4 letters: ains, aits, akin, anis, anon, anti, ants, ikat, ikon, inks.

 Words containing the letters "a-i-k-n-n-o-s-t"
 

+2 letters: antiknocks.

 

+3 letters: antismoking.

 

+4 letters: enterokinase.

 

+5 letters: enterokinases.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Speeches
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Frequency
10. Names: Company Usage
11. Cities
12. Expressions
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Derivations
16. Anagrams
17. Bibliography


  

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