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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KNAPSACK

From Low German knappsack, probably from knappen to bite, snap + sack bag; related to Dutch knapzak.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KNAPSACK

knapsack  [ˈnæpˌsæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNAPSACK

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knapsack is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KNAPSACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

knapsack

Backpack

A backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions. Lightweight types of backpacks are sometimes worn on only one shoulder strap. Backpacks are often preferred to handbags for carrying heavy loads or carrying any sort of equipment, because of the limited capacity to carry heavy weights for long periods of time in the hands. Large backpacks, used to carry loads over 10 kg, usually offload the largest part of their weight onto padded hip belts, leaving the shoulder straps mainly for stabilising the load. This improves the potential to carry heavy loads, as the hips are stronger than the shoulders, and also increases agility and balance, since the load rides nearer the wearer's own center of mass. In ancient times, the backpack was used as a means to carry the hunter's larger game and other types of prey and as a way of easier transport for other materials.

Definition of knapsack in the English dictionary

The definition of knapsack in the dictionary is a canvas or leather bag carried strapped on the back or shoulder.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KNAPSACK


coalsack
ˈkəʊlˌsæk
cul-de-sac
ˈkʌldəˌsæk
daysack
ˈdeɪˌsæk
gripsack
ˈɡrɪpˌsæk
haversack
ˈhævəˌsæk
hopsack
ˈhɒpˌsæk
mailsack
ˈmeɪlˌsæk
ovisac
ˈəʊvɪˌsæk
packsack
ˈpækˌsæk
rucksack
ˈrʌkˌsæk
towsack
ˈtəʊˌsæk
woolsack
ˈwʊlˌsæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNAPSACK

knackwurst
knacky
knag
knagginess
knaggy
knap
knapped
knapper
knapping
knapping hammer
knapweed
knar
knarly
knarred
knarry
knave
knaveries
knavery
knaveship
knavish

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNAPSACK

attack
back
black
Cossack
crack
Cusack
feedback
go back
gunny sack
hit the sack
in the black
jack
lack
pack
ransack
sack
sad sack
the right track
the sack
track

Synonyms and antonyms of knapsack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «knapsack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNAPSACK

Find out the translation of knapsack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knapsack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knapsack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背包
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mochila
570 millions of speakers

English

knapsack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बस्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقيبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ранец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mochila
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝোলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

musette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Knapsack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rucksack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナップサック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배낭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Knapsack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi đựng đồ nghề
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॉपॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sırt çantası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sacco da montagna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plecak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ранець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rucsac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σακιδίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rugsakspuit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ränsel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ransel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knapsack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNAPSACK»

The term «knapsack» is regularly used and occupies the 65.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNAPSACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knapsack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNAPSACK»

Discover the use of knapsack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knapsack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Knapsack Problems
Thirteen years have passed since the seminal book on knapsack problems by Martello and Toth appeared.
Hans Kellerer, Ulrich Pferschy, David Pisinger, 2004
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Knapsack problems: algorithms and computer implementations
Here is a state of art examination on exact and approximate algorithms for a number of important NP-hard problems in the field of integer linear programming, which the authors refer to as ``knapsack.
Silvano Martello, Paolo Toth, 1990
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New Heuristics for the 0-1 Multi-dimensional Knapsack Problems
RCBO is a brand new ordering strategy which proved useful in several methods such as improving Pirkul's MKHEUR, a triangular distribution based probabilistic approach, and our own sliding enumeration.
M. Haluk Akin, 2009
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Approximation and Online Algorithms: 7th International ...
7th International Workshop, WAOA 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 10- 11, 2009 Revised Papers Evripidis Bampis, Klaus Jansen. Online Minimization Knapsack Problem Xin Han and Kazuhisa Makino Department of Mathematical ...
Evripidis Bampis, Klaus Jansen, 2010
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Algorithms and Computation: 20th International Symposium, ...
20th International Symposium, ISAAC 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 16-18, 2009. Proceedings Ying Fei Dong, Ding-Zhu Du, Oscar H. Ibarra. Online Knapsack Problems with Limited Cuts Xin Han and Kazuhisa Makino Department  ...
Ying Fei Dong, Ding-Zhu Du, Oscar H. Ibarra, 2009
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Through Norway, with a Knapsack ... With six tinted views ...
31 Before advancing on the journey I must describe my knapsack. I have had much experience in knapsacks, and made many improvements and inventions in them; my last invention, previous to the present one, being a knapsack of zinc, ...
William Mattieu Williams, 1859
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Parallel Algorithms for Knapsack Type Problems
Vassil Alexandrov, G. M. Megson. When the number of summands defining an integral data dependence reduces to one, we regard the corresponding equation as belonging to a special subclass of integral recurrences, so-called atomic ...
Vassil Alexandrov, G. M. Megson, 1999
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Design & Analysis Of Algorithms
Concepts of AlgorithmsNotion of algorithm, Fundamentals of algorithmic solving, Important problem types, Fundamentals of the analysis framework, Asymptotic notations and basic efficiency classes.Mathematical Aspects and Analysis of ...
A.A.Puntambekar, 2008
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Optimization Theory
This will be retrieved now by showing Knapsack e FPTAS. Not many NP-hard optimization problems share this property. The way of proving the result for Knapsack is divided into two parts. First, we deal with a non-polynomial algorithm solving ...
Hubertus Th. Jongen, Klaus Meer, Eberhard Triesch, 2004
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Advances in Cryptology - EUROCRYPT '94: Workshop on the ...
Glenn Orton Queen' s University / Cryptalis Data Security Abstracl-\ modification to the multiple-iterated Merkle-Hellman trapdoor is described that permits a knapsack density exceeding the critical density 0.94 of the Lagarias-Odlyzko ...
Alfredo DeSantis, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNAPSACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knapsack is used in the context of the following news items.
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2 bank robbers arrested at Kpeve; manhunt underway for 4 others …
A search revealed a knapsack with plenty of money which looked suspicious. when he was interrogated, he confessed to the robbery” DCOP ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»
2
Lazy Kids: What's Really Going On
Children might answer, "My parents wouldn't get me up and out of bed" or "I would pack my own knapsack and walk to school instead of my ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
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Top packing tips for 24 hours in Disneyland - Bad Latitude
Small knapsack, bag or pack: Something big enough for your first aid, a short stack of paper towels for emergencies, gadgets and chargers, ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
4
East Hampton Village News - UPDATE: Man Who Fled Scene Of …
... Avenue just before 11 a.m. Witnesses at the scene said he then got out of the car and fled on foot, carrying a black and yellow knapsack. «27east.com, Jul 15»
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The Hardest Hike In America? We Backpack The Sierra High Route
Knapsack Pass, our final objective for the day, was in sight on the horizon. We spent the next couple of hours hiking across the gently sloping ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
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Phone Comparisons: LG G Flex 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active …
... whereas the S6 Active is definitely better suited for the outdoors sort of person and will look at home in a knapsack, around a campfire or with ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
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Faith Works: A Family Reunion Writ Large
... General Assembly in Columbus. Tell him what you think about church meetings at knapsack77@gmail.com, or follow @Knapsack on Twitter. «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
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Midstokke: Outdoor adventure awaits for those who seek it
... have gone before you. They were not limited by anything but their sense of adventure. Take a knapsack, a can of tuna, and go find yours. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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Learn to swim at State Parks this summer
... in these lessons will receive a Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Achievement Booklet and a State Parks Learn-to-Swim kit that includes a knapsack, ... «WKBW-TV, Jul 15»
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For Sandra Tsing Loh, all is fair in love and war and everything in …
He loves his nice knapsack that he has decorated he loves to cook and he loves floral design. He plays with it too. He says, "Look at my little ... «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»

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