ubiquitous = allgegenwärtig, omnipräsent, überall vorkommend
“Scientists want the UBIQUITOUS smartphone to be put to work helping them to detect and investigate earthquakes.”
BBC News
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“Outside of the chair, the teapot is the most UBIQUITOUS and important design element in the domestic environment and almost everyone who has tackled the world of design has ended up designing one.”
David McFadden, Chief Curator, New York Museum of Arts & Design
ubiquitous
adjective
- seeming to be in all places
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
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ORIGIN
1570s, from Modern Latin ‘ubiquitas’ everywhere, from 'ubi' where + 'que' any, also, ever.
Originally used by academic and scientific professionals, the term ubiquitous became popular in the business world in the 1990s. Since then, the word 'ubiquitous' has become ubiquitous.
Nowadays, management demands ubiquitous business presence. HR wants a ubiquitous corporate culture. Sales Service offers ubiquitous support. IT builds ubiquitous computing.
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WATCHING GREENSPAN
During Alan Greenspan’s tenure as Federal Reserve Board chairman, market-watchers hung upon his every word – attempting to predict Fed-mandated interest rate changes, from his tone of voice to the apparent thickness of his UBIQUITOUS briefcase.
Greenspan was understandably careful about his choice of words. On one occasion, he met a friend at a conference and was casually asked how he was doing. “Actually,” Greenspan replied, “I’m not allowed to say!”
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SYNONYMS
abundant, across-the-board, all-embracing, all-inclusive, all-over, all-pervading, all-present, boundless, comprehensive, ecumenical, endemic, ever-present, everywhere, far-reaching, global, immanent, inescapable, infinite, omnipresent, overarching, pandemic, permeating, pervasive, rampant, UBIQUITOUS, universal, wall-to-wall, wide-ranging, widespread, worldwide
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PRACTICE OWAD in an English conversation, say something like:
“The wearing of protective masks has become UBIQUITOUS in supermarkets and other outlets.”
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