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Noun
/ˈemfəsis/,
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emphases, plural;
  1. Special importance, value, or prominence given to something
    • - they placed great emphasis on the individual's freedom
    • - different emphases and viewpoints
  2. Stress laid on a word or words to indicate special meaning or particular importance

  3. Vigor or intensity of expression
    • - he spoke with emphasis and with complete conviction
  1. special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
  2. vehemence: intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
  3. special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
  4. stress: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
  5. In FM transmission, emphasis is the intentional alteration of the amplitude-vs.-frequency characteristics of the signal to reduce adverse effects of noise in a communication system.
  6. In typography, emphasis is the exaggeration of words in a text with a font in a different style from the rest of the text--to emphasize them.
  7. Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) is an album by the Stanton Moore Trio, released on April 22, 2008. Organist Robert Walter and guitarist Will Bernard, both of whom played with Moore on his previous solo album, III, are featured on the album.
  8. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important; Special attention or prominence given to something; Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type; Related to bold
  9. It is the importance given to certain object or areas in an artwork. Color, texture, shape, and size can be used to create emphasis. Emphasis is a principle of design.
  10. the stress placed on a single area of a work or a unifying visual theme.
  11. is given to an area within the design because that area is meant to be seen or is more important to be noticed when compared to other places of the design. For example, your design might be to have white parallel lines going up and down. In the center of this design, you could have a circle. ...
  12. An area of concentration within a major or minor; for example, an English major may have an emphasis in creative writing.
  13. Special stress given to an element to make it stand out.
  14. n. force or stress given to a word or words when spoken, to make the meaning clear or to show importance
  15. n :  force or intensity of expression that gives impressiveness or importance to something.
  16. Emphasis is the stress given to certain words, phrases, sentences, and/or paragraphs within an essay by such methods as repeating important ideas; positioning thesis and topic sentences effectively; supplying additional details or examples; allocating more space to certain sections of an essay; ...
  17. the principle of design that is concerned with dominance; the development of a main idea or center of interest (focal point).
  18. underline, dramatize, pronounce, accentuate, underscore, punctuate
  19. The subject or field of study in which the student intends to specialize. Applies to those fields of study leading to a degree or certificate.
  20. Subdivisions of a major that contain a differing focus, but do not contain 18 credits of sufficiently different coursework (12 credits for graduate level programs). The emphasis name will not appear on transcripts.
  21. A change in a slide part that draws attention to it after it is revealed. Examples: change of color, change of size, blinking, spinning
  22. Maximum of 28 hours unique to a particular career pathway
  23. Placing greater stress on the most important idea in a piece of writing by giving it special treatment; emphasis can be achieved by placing the important idea in a special position, by repeating a key word or phrase, or by simply writing more about it.
  24. This refers to an area of art work or painting that draws the attention of the viewer first.  The first area that attracts the viewer first is the dominant element and the elements that catch the viewersí eye second are called subordinate elements. ...
  25. Emphasis. Start tag "turns on" emphasized (ex. "bold") text. End tag "turns off" emphasized text. May be used within paragraphs and the Catalog title block. Attribute values identify type of emphasis. Allowable emphasis types are bold, italics, and underline. Default value is bold . ...