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kern 1 also kerne K0041000 (kûrn)n.1. A medieval Scottish or Irish foot soldier.2. A loutish person. [Middle English kerne, from Middle Irish ceithern, ceithernn, band of soldiers, from Old Irish.]
kern 2 K0041000 (kûrn) Printing n. The portion of a typeface that projects beyond the body or shank of a character.tr.v. kerned, kern·ing, kerns 1. To provide (type) with a kern.2. To adjust space between (characters) in typeset text. [French carne, corner, from Old North French, from Latin cardō, cardin-, hinge.]kern (kɜːn) or kernen (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the part of the character on a piece of printer's type that projects beyond the bodyvb (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to furnish (a typeface) with a kern[C17: from French carne corner of type, projecting angle, ultimately from Latin cardō hinge]
kern (kɜːn) n1. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Ireland or Scotland)a lightly armed foot soldier2. (Historical Terms) a troop of such soldiers3. archaic a loutish peasant[C14: from Middle Irish cethern band of foot soldiers, from cath battle]
kern (kɜːn) n (General Engineering) engineering the central area of a wall, column, etc, through which all compressive forces pass[from German Kern core, heart]
Kern (kɜːn) n (Biography) Jerome (David). 1885–1945, US composer of musical comedies, most notably Show Boat (1927)kern1 (kɜrn) n. 1. a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters. v.t. 2. to form or furnish with a kern, as a type or letter. 3. to remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) in preparation for printing. [1675–85; < French carne corner dial. Old French < Latin cardō hinge; compare cardinal] kern3 or kerne (kɜrn) n. 1. (in Irish history) a band of lightly armed foot soldiers. 2. Archaic. yokel. [1325–75; Middle English kerne < Irish ceithern band of foot soldiers] Kern (kɜrn) n. Jerome (David), 1885–1945, U.S. composer. kern Past participle: kerned Gerund: kerning
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I kern | you kern | he/she/it kerns | we kern | you kern | they kern |
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I kerned | you kerned | he/she/it kerned | we kerned | you kerned | they kerned |
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I am kerning | you are kerning | he/she/it is kerning | we are kerning | you are kerning | they are kerning |
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I have kerned | you have kerned | he/she/it has kerned | we have kerned | you have kerned | they have kerned |
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I was kerning | you were kerning | he/she/it was kerning | we were kerning | you were kerning | they were kerning |
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I had kerned | you had kerned | he/she/it had kerned | we had kerned | you had kerned | they had kerned |
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I will kern | you will kern | he/she/it will kern | we will kern | you will kern | they will kern |
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I will have kerned | you will have kerned | he/she/it will have kerned | we will have kerned | you will have kerned | they will have kerned |
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I will be kerning | you will be kerning | he/she/it will be kerning | we will be kerning | you will be kerning | they will be kerning |
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I have been kerning | you have been kerning | he/she/it has been kerning | we have been kerning | you have been kerning | they have been kerning |
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I will have been kerning | you will have been kerning | he/she/it will have been kerning | we will have been kerning | you will have been kerning | they will have been kerning |
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I had been kerning | you had been kerning | he/she/it had been kerning | we had been kerning | you had been kerning | they had been kerning |
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I would kern | you would kern | he/she/it would kern | we would kern | you would kern | they would kern |
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I would have kerned | you would have kerned | he/she/it would have kerned | we would have kerned | you would have kerned | they would have kerned | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Kern - United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)Jerome David Kern, Jerome Kern | | 2. | kern - the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its bodytype - a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up" | Verb | 1. | kern - furnish with a kernprinting process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publicationfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"kern - remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) | | 2. | kern - remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publicationget rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"kern - furnish with a kern |
Kern
Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. Kern River is the southern terminus of the Friant-Kern Canal, constructed between 1945 and 1951 to bring the waters of the San Joaquin River to the region (see Central Valley projectCentral Valley project, central Calif., long-term general scheme for the utilization of the water of the Sacramento River basin in the north for the benefit of the farmlands of the San Joaquin Valley in the south, undertaken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1935. ..... Click the link for more information. ); irrigated agriculture (alfalfa, fruit, cotton) and cattle grazing are practiced. U.S. explorer John FrémontFrémont, John Charles, 1813–90, American explorer, soldier, and political leader, b. Savannah, Ga. He taught mathematics to U.S. naval cadets, then became an assistant on a surveying expedition (1838–39) between the upper Mississippi River and the Missouri. ..... Click the link for more information. named the river in honor of Edward M. Kern, the topographer of his third expedition. Gold was discovered along the river in 1853. The entire river is protected by the National Park Service; the canyon of the upper Kern in Sequoia National ParkSequoia National Park, 402,510 acres (162,960 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890. In the park are 35 groves of giant sequoias, spectacular granite mountains, and deep canyons. ..... Click the link for more information. is noted for its beauty.Kern Jerome (David). 1885--1945, US composer of musical comedies, esp Show Boat (1927) Kern Related to Kern: Kern River, Kern CountySynonyms for Kernnoun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)Synonyms- Jerome David Kern
- Jerome Kern
noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its bodyRelated Wordsverb furnish with a kernRelated Words- printing process
- printing
- furnish
- provide
- supply
- render
Antonymsverb remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)Related Words- printing process
- printing
- get rid of
- remove
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