ket
See also: Ket, két, kết, and -ket
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛt/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket.
Noun
ket (plural kets)
- (physics) A vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate of a bra; a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.
- A particular ket, say , might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, , would then be represented by the row vector which is the transpose conjugate of that column vector.
Translations
Translations
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Etymology 2
Compare Icelandic kjöt (“flesh”); akin to Swedish kött, Danish kød, and Norwegian kjøtt. The use of the term ket for "candy" or "sweets" probably derived from its use to describe sweet meats or as a deterrent to children.
Noun
ket (countable and uncountable, plural kets)
- (Northern England) Carrion; any filth.
- (Northumbria) Sweetmeats.
- (Wearside) A sweet, treat or candy.
References
- The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 on DICT.org
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896,
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
ket (uncountable)
- (colloquial) ketamine
Noun
ket (uncountable)
- (Scotland) matted wool
Breton
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ked/ before a vowel.
- IPA(key): /ke/ before a consonant.
Adverb
ket
- not
- N'ouzon ket petra eo. — I don't know what it is.
Usage notes
Together with ne: ne ... ket. This is the same structure as French ne ... pas.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
ket m (plural ketten, diminutive ketje n)
- (Belgium, dialect) a kid
- (Belgium, dialect) a young guy
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- (common) kjöt
Etymology
See kjöt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cʰɛːt/
- Rhymes: -ɛːt
Noun
ket n (genitive singular kets, no plural)
- (regional, dated) meat
Declension
declension of ket
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ket | ketið |
| accusative | ket | ketið |
| dative | keti | ketinu |
| genitive | kets | ketsins |
Ilocano
Conjunction
ket
- and
Tocharian B
Alternative forms
- kete
Etymology
Genitive form of kᵤse (“who, which”).
Pronoun
ket
- whose, to whom, for whom
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “ket”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 203-204