| 单词 | kern |
| 释义 | kern (once / 96092 pages) nv In old-fashioned printing, a kern is the part of metal type that extends beyond the letter's block of type, like the tail of an f or a j. The verb kern comes from the noun. When you move a metal piece of type closer to or farther from its neighbor, you kern. This aesthetic adjustment between the printed letters of a word is very important to designers and typographers, and it's known as kerning. Kern comes from the French carne, "projecting angle," from the Latin root cardinem, or "hinge." WORD FAMILYkern: kerning, kerns USAGE EXAMPLESThe King’s second atrocity was that he neglected the kerns themselves. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) The prototype recognizes seven different font families and can identify type size, kerning, and leading. The Verge(Jul 05, 2016) From line styles to font spacing and kerning, “I can really manipulate all the variables quite easily.” Nature(Mar 03, 2015) 1n the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body Hyper type a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper 2v furnish with a kern Hyper furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 3v remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) Hyper get rid of, remove dispose of Kern (once / 12974 pages) n WORD FAMILY Kern: Kerns USAGE EXAMPLESThe Smithfield move alone is probably not enough to hurt the big grain handlers immediately, said Kerns, the agriculture consultant. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) City Attorney Nancy Kerns and her husband Carter escaped along with an unknown number of guests. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) The Kern County coroner’s office will determine the cause of death. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) n United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) Syn|Exp Jerome David Kern, Jerome Kern composer someone who composes music as a profession |
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