Definitions for Rittenhouse
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1. Rittenhouse, David Rittenhousenoun

   United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)

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1. rittenhouse

   Rittenhouse primarily refers to a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its high-end residential properties and cultural landmarks such as Rittenhouse Square. It is named after David Rittenhouse, a clockmaker, scientist, and public official in Philadelphia during the 18th century. The term "Rittenhouse" can also refer to other entities named after him, such as the David Rittenhouse Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania.

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1. Rittenhouse

   Rittenhouse is a small lunar crater that is located in the southern part of the Moon's far side. It lies amidst the western outer ramparts of the immense walled plain Schrödinger. To the west is the prominent crater Hale, just visible from the Earth along the lunar limb. This is a rounded but not quite circular formation, with a slightly boxy appearance. The rim edge is sharply defined and has received little wear from minor impacts. The inner wall is almost featureless, sloping smoothly down to the rugged and irregular interior. This crater is named after David Rittenhouse the great descendant of William Rittenhouse who came from Prussia in the late 17th century.

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1. RITTENHOUSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rittenhouse is ranked #6339 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rittenhouse surname appeared 5,378 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Rittenhouse.
   
   93.8% or 5,048 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 116 total occurrences were Black.
   1.7% or 94 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 81 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Astronomer

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1889","1"],["1893","1"],["1895","1"],["1921","2"],["1924","1"],["1931","1"],["1934","2"],["1936","2"],["1950","1"],["1951","1"],["1955","1"],["1956","1"],["1958","1"],["1959","1"],["1964","3"],["1965","1"],["1966","3"],["1967","2"],["1969","3"],["1971","2"],["1972","1"],["1973","1"],["1974","1"],["1975","2"],["1977","1"],["1978","4"],["1979","1"],["1981","2"],["1986","3"],["1987","1"],["1988","2"],["1989","6"],["1990","2"],["1995","2"],["1997","3"],["2000","24"],["2001","1"],["2003","1"],["2004","4"],["2005","1"],["2006","16"],["2007","7"],["2008","5"]]

How to pronounce Rittenhouse?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Rittenhouse in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rittenhouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rittenhouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Rittenhouse in a Sentence

1. Kyle Rittenhouse:

   I was going into a place where people had guns and God forbid somebody brought a gun to me and decided to shoot me. Like, I wanted to be protected which I ended up having to protect Kyle Rittenhouse.

2. Jamie Raskin:

   What she said to me was,' When are you going to do your investigation of the violence surrounding Black Lives Matter ?' And I said,' Like with Kyle Rittenhouse who went and killed two Black Lives Matter protesters ? I'm sure there will be an opportunity for us to get to that,' and then, you know, it degenerated it from there as you can imagine.

3. Andrew Branca:

   Trials are dangerous and unpredictable … and innocent people get convicted all the time, so it’s quite possible that Kyle Rittenhouse could be convicted in this case based on that kind of rhetoric, despite the legal merits of the charges.

4. Limbaugh Show producer James Golden:

   Kyle Rittenhouse as evidence was out there to help anybody – we also discovered Kyle Rittenhouse as evidence motivations, whether some might question whether they are wise or not were to protect property – contrary to media assertions Kyle Rittenhouse as evidence did not take a weapon across state lines.

5. Fox News:

   And then just something tied to an ongoing court case. Why did President Biden suggest that Kyle Rittenhouse, on trial in Kenosha, is a white supremacist?.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Rittenhouse
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Rittenhouse
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Rittenhouse