kime
English
Noun
kime (plural kimes)
- (physics) A generalisation of time in a complex spacetime
Related terms
- spacekime
- kevent
- kimesurface
Noun
kime
- (usually in the plural) Misspelling of knife. [in 1800s and 1810s]
- 1809 April, Galignani Parsons, “On the missions to India”, in The Monthly Repertory of English Literature, for April, May, June, and July; Or, an Impartial Account of All the Books Relative to Literature, Arts, Sciences, History, Biography, Agriculture, Commerce, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Poetry, Theatrical Productions, etc. etc. Together with Memoirs of Eminent Persons and Learned Societies, Literary and Philosophical Intelligence, Patents for New Discoveries, Original Poetry etc. etc. Forming a Valuable Selection from the Most Esteemed English Reviews and Magazines, volume VII, Paris, page 377:
- Some swing on hooks, some run kimes through their hands, and widows burn themselves to death : but these follies (even the last) are quite voluntary on the part of the sufferers.
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Anagrams
- Keim, Kemi, Mike, mike
Danish
Verb
kime (imperative kim, infinitive at kime, present tense kimer, past tense kimede, perfect tense har kimet)
- chime
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German.
Noun
kime m (definite singular kimen, indefinite plural kimer, definite plural kimene)
- (botany) plant embryo
- (figuratively) source, origin
Alternative forms
- kim m
Synonyms
- (plant embryo): embryo, groe, spire
- (origin): opphav, spire
Etymology 2
Likely from English chime. See also cymbalum
Verb
kime (present tense kimer, past tense kima or kimet, past participle kima or kimet)
- to chime
References
- “kime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kime” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²çiːmə/
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German.
Noun
kime m (definite singular kimen, indefinite plural kimar, definite plural kimane)
- (botany) plant embryo
- (figuratively) source, origin
Alternative forms
- kim m
Synonyms
- (plant embryo): embryo, groe, spire
- (origin): opphav, spire
Etymology 2
Likely from English chime.
Verb
kime (present tense kimar, past tense kima, past participle kima, passive infinitive kimast, present participle kimande, imperative kime/kim)
- to chime
References
- “kime” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- keim
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǐːme/
- Hyphenation: ki‧me
Pronoun
kíme (Cyrillic spelling ки́ме)
- with whom (instrumental)
Declension
singular/plural | |
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nominative | tkȍ / kȍ |
genitive | kòga, kȍg |
dative | kòmu, kòme, kȍm |
accusative | kòga, kȍg |
vocative | — |
locative | kòm, kòme |
instrumental | kȋm, kíme |
Yakan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima (“giant clam”).
Noun
kime
- fluted clam