单词 | kern |
释义 | Word Frequency kern 1 or kerne (kɜːn) noun 1. the part of the character on a piece of printer's type that projects beyond the body verb 2. (transitive) to furnish (a typeface) with a kern Word origin C17: from French carne corner of type, projecting angle, ultimately from Latin cardō hingeWord Frequency kern 2(kɜːn) noun 1. (in medieval Ireland or Scotland) a lightly armed foot soldier 2. a troop of such soldiers 3. archaic a loutish peasant Word origin C14: from Middle Irish cethern band of foot soldiers, from cath battleWord Frequency kern 3(kɜːn) noun engineering the central area of a wall, column, etc, through which all compressive forces pass Word origin from German Kern core, heartWord Frequency Kern(kɜːn) noun Jerome (David). 1885–1945, US composer of musical comedies, most notably Show Boat (1927) |
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