"to pronounce with accent or stress," 1520s, from Middle French accenter, from Old French acenter "accentuate, stress," from acent (see accent (n.)). Meaning "mark with an acc [..]

late 14c., "particular mode of pronunciation," from Old French acent "accent" (13c.), from Latin accentus "song added to speech," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + cant [..]

(1) A recognizable manner of pronouncing words--often associated with a class, caste, ethnic group, or geographic region. Thus, Americans might be able to discern a Boston accent or a Texas accent by [..]

A note or tone that is given stress by volume or attack.

The use of a plant or object to draw attention to or punctuate a space. Acidic soil

The use of a plant or object to draw attention to a specific place or area.

Accent plants are utilized to bring attention to a specific plant characteristic and in turn draw the eye to the area of the landscape they occupy. Accent plants offer stunning foliage colour, interes [..]

distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" stress: to [..]

i) A person's accent is the way he or she speaks, with differences in the sounds that can show the place a person comes from, or their social class.ii) Some languages use accents to change the so [..]

tone of voice; a way or pronouncing words. Londoners have a different accent from people living in other parts of Britain

See stress.

The rythym of a piece of music is clarified by the use of accents. Accent signs in music notation indicate where to emppasise notes, and how they should be emphasised.

noun. 1. the sound of one's voice and pronunciation of dialect that identifies them as being part of a specific geographic locale, societal rank, or aboriginal language. 2. grammatical emphasis p [..]

aktsent

a way of speaking particular to a country, society or culture.

 An accent placed over or under a note means the note should be emphasized by playing forcefully. Indicated by the sign: >

(n) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)(n) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronun [..]

Pronunciation GB: noun ˈæksənt verb ækˈsent adj. accented ækˈsentəd, GA: noun ˈæksent (1) A degree of prominence imparted to a syllable by a combination of rhythmic stress and pitch features. (2) A va [..]

A modifying mark on a character. For example, the accent marks in Latin script (acute, tilde, and ogonek) and the tone marks in Thai. Synonymous with diacritic.

To increase the loudness or intensity of a note or chord within a group of otherwise softer notes. Important notes in a melody may be accented by playing them louder, or by adding a percussion instrum [..]

emphasis placed on a tone or chord.

(1) In music, emphasis placed on a note or chord by an increased in volume or a longer duration. (2) A mark used in music to indicate a stressed or emphasized note.

 A conspicuous, sudden emphasis given to a particular sound, usually by an increase in volume.

Rhythmically significant stress in a line of verse

A note performed with emphasis or stress.

An Accent in music indicates that the note beneath the accent symbol should be played louder than the other notes.  The different types of accents are shown below with the sideways V looking symbol be [..]

An articulated, short emphasis placed on the beginning of a particular note or chord

Emphasis or stress on one tone over others

emphasizing a tone by playing it louder than the tones around it. See also: “articulation”.

In a room scheme, a small area of intense color that contrasts, either in hue or tone, with the lighter or more muted prevailing colors. Often provided by accessories and trimmings, accents add detail [..]

1) Strictly speaking this refers to the pronunciation of a dialect, i.e. it is a reference to the collection of phonetic features which allow a speaker to be identified regionally or socially. It is f [..]

the sound of a person's voice that distinguishes it from others

In music, accent refers to a stress or an emphasis on a musical event.  Accents can be created by changes in loudness, by extreme pitches and by rhythmic placement. 

  A symbol used to indicate emphasis, stress, or pitch on a particular letter or syllable, or another distinction in pronunciation. Accents include a French grave, acute, circumflex, or cedilla, or an [..]

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1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others. Many English words have two accents, the primary and the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary; as in as'pira'tion, where the chief stress is on the [..]

Emphasis given to certain elements in a painting that allows the work to attract more attention; it can also refer to the details that define an object or piece of art. Source: Artlex.com, permission [..]

Where an artist highlights certain elements in a painting allowing the work to attract more attention. Accent can also refer to the details that define an object or piece of art.

Emphasis given to certain elements in a painting which makes them attract more attention.  Details that define an object or piece of art.

an emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition.

a stress or emphasis on any given musical tone or chord.

where an artist highlights specific parts of a painting and in the process creates in them more attention.

Emphasis of light or of dark in a light-and-shade drawing ; of dark in an outline drawing ; and of color or of light and dark in a color sketch.

Accent plants are utilized to bring attention to a specific plant characteristic and in turn draw the eye to the area of the landscape they occupy. Accent plants offer stunning foliage color, interest [..]

Accents are all the rage in poetry. And no, we don't mean reciting some W.B. Yeats in an Irish brogue. We're talking syllables here, Shmoopers. The accent is the stressed syllable in a word. [..]

This can mean word stress - control has the accent on the second syllable but we use it to mean the pronunciation used by some speakers - a regional or class accent.

stress, emphasis, force, or loudness given to a sound or tone.