English to English Dictionary

Emphasizing

Giving special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing.

Empire

A major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority.

Empires

A group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government.

Empirical evidence

Information acquired by means of observation, experimentation, or experience, used to prove or disprove a theory.

Empirical formula

A chemical formula showing the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms present in a compound.

Empirical guideline

An informational rule or principle derived from practical experience, observation, or experimentation rather than from strict theoretical deduction.

Empirical question

A question that can be answered through observation, experimentation, or the collection of empirical data rather than by theory or logic alone.

Empirical support

Information derived from observation or experimentation that supports or refutes a scientific theory or hypothesis.

Empiricist

A person who supports the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses.

Employ

To give work to someone and pay them for it.

Employed

Having a paid job; currently working for an employer.

Employee

A person who is hired to work for another person or organization in exchange for payment.