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Definition: Albers

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976).[Wordnet].

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"Albers" is a common misspelling or typo for: alberts.

Date "Albers" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1719. (references)

Common Expressions: Albers

Expressions Definition
Anni Albers Annelise Albers (née Fleischmann) (1899 - May 9, 1994) was a German-American textile artist and printmaker. She is described as the best known textile artist of the 20th century. (references)
Christijan Albers Christijan Albers (b. April 16, 1979 in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch racing driver, currently competing in Formula One, having spent 2005 with Minardi. On 31 October 2005, it was announced that Albers has signed a two-year contract with the Midland F1 team. (references)
Hans Albers Hans Albers (September 22 1891 - July 24 1960) was a German actor and singer, nicknamed "Der Blonde Hans" (The Blond Hans). He is closely associated with the North German port city of Hamburg, and especially the Hamburg neighbourhood of St. Pauli, where there is a "Hans Albers Platz." Today he is more known for his music than his films, and his music is still widely-known in modern Germany, even among young people. Outside of Northern Europe, however, Albers remains virtually unknown, although the image of an older man in a seaman's cap and raincoat playing accordion and singing may be recognised by many outside of Germany, even if they don't know that this image is based on Hans Albers. As a case in point, McDonald's used such an image in an American television ad campaign in 1986. (references)
Josef Albers United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Josef Albers Josef Albers (1888 - 1976), was a German artist and educator whose work, both in Europe and in the United States, formed the basis of some of the most influential and far-reaching art education programs of the 20th century. (references)
Timm Albers Timm Albers a.k.a. Chromag, Chromagic is a German scene musician. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: Albers

Expressions Domain Definition
Albers conical equal-area projection Environment An equal-area projection of the conical type, on which the meridians are straight lines that meet in a common point beyond the limits of the map and the parallels are concentric circles whose center is at the point of intersection of the meridians. Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles, and the arcs of longitude along any given parallel are of equal length. The parallels are spaced to retain the condition of equal area. On two selected parallels, the arcs of longitude are represented in their true length. Between the selected parallels the scale along the meridians is a trifle too large, and beyond them, too small. (references)
Albers equal area projection Geological The Albers Equal Area projection is a method of projection on which the areas of all regions are shown in the same proportion of their true areas. The meridians are equally spaced straight lines converging at a common point, which is normally beyond the pole. The angles between them are less than the true angles. The parallels are unequally spaced concentric circular arcs centered on the point of convergence of the meridians. The meridians are radii of the circular arcs. The poles are normally circular arcs enclosing the same angle as that enclosed by the other parallels of latitude for a given range of longitude. Albers Equal Area is frequently used in the ellipsoidal form for maps of the United States in the National Atlas of the United States, for thematic maps, and for world atlases. It is also used and recommended for equal-area maps of regions that are predominantly east-west in extent. (references)

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Extended Definition: Albers

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Albers may refer to:

People
  • Anni Albers (1899-1994), German-American textile artist and printmaker
  • Christijan Albers (born 1979), Dutch racing driver
  • Detlev Albers (born 1943), German professor and politician
  • Diana Albers, American comic book letterer
  • Hans Albers (1891-1960), German actor and singer
  • Jan Albers (born 1952), Dutch field hockey player
  • Johann Abraham Albers (1772-1821), German physician
  • Johann Friedrich Hermann Albers (1805-1867), German physician and pathologist
  • Josef Albers (1888-1976), German artist, mathematician and educator
  • Ken Albers (1924-2007), American singer who performed with The Four Freshmen
  • Matt Albers (born 1983), American baseball player
Places
  • Albers, Illinois, village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States
Other
  • Albers projection, conic, equal area map projection that uses two standard parallels
  • Architype Albers, geometrically constructed stencil sans-serif typeface


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Albers". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Albers

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Christijan Albers 35     Albers 3
Josef Albers 20     Albers projection 5
Hans Albers 17     Anni Albers 11
Matt Albers 11     Architype Albers 6
Anni Albers 11     Christijan Albers 35
Joseph H. Albers 9     Diana Albers 3
Architype Albers 6     Hans Albers 17
Albers projection 5     Jan Albers 3
Jan Albers 3     Josef Albers 20
Ken Albers 3     Joseph H. Albers 9
Albers 3     Ken Albers 3
Diana Albers 3     Matt Albers 11

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).