You searched for:
“constituent”
An individual in an area or district who votes for his or her person in congress and who is represented by him or her for the congressional period in office: The constituents in the town really liked Jim as a person, but he didn’t seem to make much headway in presenting their views and wishes in the legislative assemblies.

© ALL rights are reserved.

© ALL rights are reserved.
Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index


Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.
This entry is located in the following units:
com-, co-, cog-, col-, con-, cor-
(page 5)
-ent
(page 4)
stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist
(page 4)
(Greek: tunic, covering; a reference to the chemical constituent of crab and lobster shells)
(Greek: containing, or derived from keratin, a highly insoluble scleroprotein that is the main constituent of horny tissues, the nails, and the organic matrix of tooth enamel; derived from Greek kera[s], kerat[os], "horn")
Word Entries containing the term:
“constituent”
astronomical tidal constituent (noun), harmonic constituent, tidal constituent, constituent number (s); harmonic constituents, tidal constituents, constituent numbers (pl)
One of the harmonic elements in mathematical expressions and formulas for the forces and strong currents of the oceans: As an oceanographer, it was Hickory's responsibility to calculate the astronomical tidal constituent in the local harbor.