English dictionary: words starting with k - page 61

Meanings of Kyloe:

noun

An animal of a shaggy-haired breed of cattle with long, curved, widely spaced horns; a highland cow.

Usage examples:

One of the varieties, highland cattle, or kyloes, probably carried characteristics from neolithic d…

Meanings of Kymograph:

noun

An instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g. in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder.

Usage examples:

To quantify the cortical flow we measured the mean velocity of the myosin foci using kymographs.

Meanings of Kyoto:

proper noun

An industrial city in central japan, on the island of honshu; population 1,389,595 (2007). founded in the 8th century, it was the imperial capital from 794 until 1868.

noun

An agreement made in 1997 among a large number of countries to limit carbon emissions (= carbon dioxide that planes, cars, factories, etc. produce) and reduce the effects of climate change

Usage examples:

His opposition to the kyoto protocol comes from the state's economic dependence on the coal industry.

Meanings of Kyphosis:

noun

Excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.

Usage examples:

Patients with postural kyphosis can generally correct the kyphosis by making a conscious effort to …

Meanings of Kyrie:

noun

A short repeated invocation (in greek or in translation) used in many christian liturgies, especially at the beginning of the eucharist or as a response in a litany.

Usage examples:

We then had the collect for purity, after which the choir sang a musical setting of a ninefold kyrie.

Meanings of Kyries:

noun

A short repeated invocation (in greek or in translation) used in many christian liturgies, especially at the beginning of the eucharist or as a response in a litany.

Usage examples:

We then had the collect for purity, after which the choir sang a musical setting of a ninefold kyrie.

Meanings of Kyte:

noun

A person's belly or stomach.

Meanings of Kytes:

noun

A person's belly or stomach.

Meanings of Kyu:

noun

A numbered grade of the less advanced level of proficiency in judo, karate, and other martial arts.

Usage examples:

Yes, we require a certain number of practice hours and a test for promotion to kyu and dan ranks.