English Dictionary: Kluft-schale | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keel \Keel\, n. [Cf. AS. ce[a2]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[omac]ll, and perh. to Gr. gay^los a round-built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo`s bucket; cf. Skr. g[omac]la ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. kj[94]lr keel, akin to Sw. k[94]l, Dan. kj[94]l.] 1. (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of {Keelson}. 2. Fig.: The whole ship. 3. A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt. [Eng.] 4. (Bot.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See {Carina}. 5. (Nat. Hist.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface. {Bilge keel} (Naut.), a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels, extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under the bilges. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {False keel}. See under {False}. {Keel boat}. (a) A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on Western rivers. [U. S.] (b) A low, flat-bottomed freight boat. See {Keel}, n., 3. {Keel piece}, one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed. {On even keel}, in a level or horizontal position, so that the draught of water at the stern and the bow is the same. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keelfat \Keel"fat`\, n. [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.] (Brewing) A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. [Written also {keelvat}.] --Johnson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keelfat \Keel"fat`\, n. [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.] (Brewing) A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. [Written also {keelvat}.] --Johnson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keelvat \Keel"vat`\, n. See {Keelfat}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keelfat \Keel"fat`\, n. [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.] (Brewing) A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. [Written also {keelvat}.] --Johnson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keelvat \Keel"vat`\, n. See {Keelfat}. | |
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Kleptomania \Klep`to*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. [?] thief + E. mania.] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. --Wharton. | |
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Kleptomaniac \Klep`to*ma"ni*ac\, n. A person affected with kleptomania. | |
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Klipdas \Klip"das\, Klipdachs \Klip"dachs`\, n. [D. klip cliff + das badger, akin to G. dachs.] (Zo[94]l.) A small mammal ({Hyrax Capensis}), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also {rock rabbit}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Klipdas \Klip"das\, Klipdachs \Klip"dachs`\, n. [D. klip cliff + das badger, akin to G. dachs.] (Zo[94]l.) A small mammal ({Hyrax Capensis}), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also {rock rabbit}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
kilobaud (1996-02-12) | |
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kilobit Compare {kilobits per second}. (2002-03-23) | |
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kilobits per second bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). (2002-03-23) | |
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kilobyte See {prefix}. (1995-09-29) |