<B>kinetics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of physics that deals with the effects of forces in causing or changing the motion of objects. <BR> <I>Ex. Statics and kinetics are two major branches of the science of mechanics that tells you what happens when a solid material is pushed, pulled, twisted or squashed--when forces are applied to it (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
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<B>kinetic theory of gases,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that molecules of a gas are in a state of rapid motion. constantly colliding with the walls of any containing vessel and with one another causing changes in their velocity and direction. </DL>
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<B>kinetic theory of heat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that the temperature of a body is equivalent to the average kinetic energy of its constituent molecules, and that additional heat results in an increase in this energy. </DL>
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<B>kinetic theory of matter,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that constituent particles of matter are in motion. </DL>
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<B>kinetin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an organic compound found in plants and yeast, having a growth-promoting effect on various plant tissues. <BR> <I>Ex. Cultured plant cells normally need the hormone kinetin in order to divide and grow (Walter G. Rosen).</I> </DL>
<B>kinetograph, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a motion-picture camera. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to make a motion picture of. noun <B>kinetographer.</B> </DL>
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<B>kinetographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with motion-picture photography. </DL>
<B>kinetophone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a device combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph. </DL>
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<B>kinetoplast, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a structure at the base of the flagelium in trypanosomes, consisting of a blepharoplast and a larger basal body. </DL>
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<B>kinetoscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an early form of motion-picture viewer, a device for presenting to the eye a series of photographs (taken in rapid succession) of moving objects, and thus giving a reproduction of a scene in actual movement. <DD><B> 2. </B>such a device with an eyepiece or peephole for viewing the pictures directly. <DD><B> 3. </B>such a device with an arrangement for projecting the pictures on a screen. </DL>
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<B>kinetoscopic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a kinetoscope. </DL>
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<B>kinetosome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a basal granule in a cell, associated with the formation of cilia, flagella, and certain other motile structures. </DL>
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<B>kinfolk, </B>noun pl. <B>=kinsfolk.</B></DL>
<A NAME="kinfolks">
<B>kinfolks, </B>noun pl. <B>=kinsfolk.</B></DL>
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<B>king, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the man who rules a country and its people; male sovereign, usually with a hereditary position and with either absolute or limited power. <BR> <I>Ex. Richard the Lionhearted was king of England. The kings of England do not really rule England now.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) a person who has great power in industry, business, or sports; very important person. <BR> <I>Ex. a steel king, a baseball king.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) something or someone best in its class. <BR> <I>Ex. The lion is the king of beasts. He is the king o' gude fellows (Robert Burns).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the highest-ranking piece in the game of chess. It can move one square in any direction. The game is won when the king cannot escape check. <DD><B> 5. </B>a piece that has moved entirely across the board in checkers. It has the power of moving forward or backward, and is usually marked by placing one checker on top of another. <DD><B> 6. </B>a playing card bearing a picture of a king. <DD><B> 7. </B>a king-sized article, such as a cigarette. <DD><B> 8. </B><B>=chinook salmon.</B> <DD><B> 9. </B>a fully developed male in a colony of termites. <DD><I>adj. </I> of primary importance or size. adj. <B>kingless.</B> adj. <B>kinglike.</B> </DL>
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<B>King, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> God or Christ. <BR> <I>Ex. King of kings, King of heaven. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty (Psalms 24:8).</I> </DL>
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<B>King apple,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a winter variety of apple with red stripes. </DL>
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<B>King Arthur,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the hero in a group of medieval legends about the Knights of the Round Table. </DL>
<B>kingbird, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several American flycatchers, especially a bold, gray-and-white flycatcher of the eastern United States. The kingbird is a quarrelsome bird that catches and eats insects as it flies. </DL>
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<B>kingbolt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a main or large bolt in a mechanical structure, especially a vertical bolt connecting the body of a wagon or other vehicle, with the front axle, or the body of a railroad car with a set of wheels; kingpin. </DL>
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<B>King Charles spaniel,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a black-and-tan English toy spaniel. </DL>
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<B>king cobra,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large, very poisonous cobra found throughout southeastern Asia. </DL>
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<B>king crab,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=horseshoe crab.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a large true crab found along the shores of the northern Pacific; Alaskan king crab; Japanese crab. King crabs have extremely long legs and are sold for their meat. </DL>
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<B>kingcraft, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the art of ruling; royal statesmanship. </DL>
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<B>kingcup, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of several common species of buttercup. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Especially British.) the marsh marigold. </DL>
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<B>kingdom, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a country that is governed by a king or queen; land or territory ruled by one king. England, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are kingdoms. (SYN) monarchy. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a realm, domain, or province. <BR> <I>Ex. The mind is the kingdom of thought.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>one of the three divisions of the natural world; the animal kingdom, the plant kingdom, or the mineral kingdom. <DD><B> 4. </B>Often, <B>Kingdom.</B> (Theology.) the spiritual sovereignty of God or Christ; the domain over which God rules in heaven and on earth. <BR> <I>Ex. Jesus went about ... preaching the gospel of the kingdom (Matthew 4:23).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Obsolete.) kingly function, power, or position; sovereignty; kingship. <BR> <I>Ex. I must be married to my brother's daughter, Or else my kingdom stands on brittle glass (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kingdomcome">
<B>kingdom come</B> or <B>Kingdom Come,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> heaven or paradise; the next world. </DL>
<A NAME="kingduck">
<B>king duck,</B> <B>=king eider.</B></DL>
<A NAME="kingeider">
<B>king eider,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a type of eider duck found along the northern coasts of North America and Europe. The adult male has a large orange knob on the forehead. </DL>
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<B>kingfish, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fishes</B> or (collectively) <B>-fish.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of several large food fishes of the Atlantic or Pacific coast. <DD><B> 2. </B>a food fish common along the coasts of California, Australia, and the East Indies. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=opah.</B> <DD><B> 4. </B>any one of certain Spanish mackerels, such as the cero, which live in the Atlantic Ocean. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Informal.) the person having uncontested control in a group or community. </DL>
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<B>kingfisher, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a large group of bright-colored birds having a large head with a crest and a large, strong beak. Kingfishers are found in most parts of the world. The American kingfisher feeds on fish which it captures by diving; some European kingfishers eat insects. </DL>
<B>kinging, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being a king or acting like a king. </DL>
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<B>King James Version,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an English translation of the Bible prepared under James I of England and published in 1611, still widely used by English-speaking Protestants; Authorized Version. </DL>
<A NAME="kingkong">
<B>king kong,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) cheap, strong wine or whiskey. </DL>
<A NAME="kinglear">
<B>King Lear,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tragedy by Shakespeare, first printed in 1608. <DD><B> 2. </B>the principal character in this play; Lear. </DL>
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<B>kinglet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a petty king; a king ruling over a small country. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of certain tiny, olive-green songbirds similar to the warblers, such as the golden-crowned kinglet and the ruby-crowned kinglet of North America. </DL>
<A NAME="kingliness">
<B>kingliness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> kingly quality or condition; majesty. </DL>
<A NAME="kingly">
<B>kingly, </B>adjective, <B>-lier,</B> <B>-liest,</B> adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of a king or kings; of royal rank; <BR> <I>Ex. the kingly family of Tudor.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>fit for a king; <BR> <I>Ex. a kingly crown. Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares (William Cowper).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>like a king; royal; noble. <BR> <I>Ex. kingly pride. I am far better born than is the king ... more kingly in my thoughts (Shakespeare).</I> (SYN) regal, august, dignified, majestic, kinglike. <DD><I>adv. </I> as a king does; royally; regally; <BR> <I>Ex. Low bow'd the rest, He, kingly, did but nod (Alexander Pope).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="kingmackerel">
<B>king mackerel,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a Spanish mackerel of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as a game fish. </DL>
<A NAME="kingmaker">
<B>kingmaker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who makes or establishes kings; power behind the throne. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person of authority who dictates to others, as a politician who is able to force his choice of a candidate for office. <BR> <I>Ex. The Democratic convention has begun to sprout more kingmakers than candidates (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
