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Princeton's WordNet

  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.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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.

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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. Andy Stone:

    After the verdict in Kenosha we rolled back the restrictions we had in place that limited search results from returning content related to key terms including Kyle Rittenhouse, while we will still remove content that celebrates the death of the individuals killed in Kenosha, we will no longer remove content containing praise or support of Kyle Rittenhouse.

  2. Kyle Rittenhouse as evidence:

    This Rittenhouse case shows the utter failure of the mainstream media in this country, which is to report news and do their job and give a good analysis of Fox News, they are right now just a political subsidiary of the left – and that is what they’re doing – trying to shade truths to fit in a predetermined narrative from the left.

  3. Kyle Rittenhouse:

    Our job is to protect this business and part of my job is to also help people, if there's somebody hurt, I'm running into harm's way. That's why I have my rifle, because I need to protect Kyle Rittenhouse obviously. I also have my med kit.

  4. Laura Coates:

    The jury instructions were really centered around that term 'reasonable.' Defining the word 'reasonable.' And the jury instructions required this jury to look through the lens and perspective of Kyle Rittenhouse. Not Monday morning quarterback, not the jurors, or the court of public opinion in hindsight, what would he reasonably and what did he reasonably believe about the possibility of a lethal threat or harm and grave bodily harm?

  5. Dudley Brown:

    We fully support law-abiding citizens and their right to defend themselves from violent Antifa thugs, kyle Rittenhouse was doing Kyle Rittenhouse best to protect business owners from losing their entire livelihoods when criminal actors instigated violence against Kyle Rittenhouse, Dudley Brown said. Unfortunately for them, Kyle Rittenhouse was armed with an AR-15 and their rocks, skateboards, and handguns stood no chance against Kyle Rittenhouse well-placed shots.

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