kern
kern 1
also kerne (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
(kûrn) Printingn.
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.]
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kern
(kɜːn) orkerne
n
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the part of the character on a piece of printer's type that projects beyond the body
vb
(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)n
1. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Ireland or Scotland)a lightly armed foot soldier
2. (Historical Terms) a troop of such soldiers
3. 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)
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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.
[1325–75; Middle English kerne < Irish ceithern band of foot soldiers]
Kern
(kɜrn)n.
Jerome (David), 1885–1945, U.S. composer.
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kern
Past participle: kerned
Gerund: kerning
| Imperative |
|---|
| kern |
| kern |
| Present |
|---|
| I kern |
| you kern |
| he/she/it kerns |
| we kern |
| you kern |
| they kern |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I kerned |
| you kerned |
| he/she/it kerned |
| we kerned |
| you kerned |
| they kerned |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am kerning |
| you are kerning |
| he/she/it is kerning |
| we are kerning |
| you are kerning |
| they are kerning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have kerned |
| you have kerned |
| he/she/it has kerned |
| we have kerned |
| you have kerned |
| they have kerned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was kerning |
| you were kerning |
| he/she/it was kerning |
| we were kerning |
| you were kerning |
| they were kerning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had kerned |
| you had kerned |
| he/she/it had kerned |
| we had kerned |
| you had kerned |
| they had kerned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will kern |
| you will kern |
| he/she/it will kern |
| we will kern |
| you will kern |
| they will kern |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| 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 |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would kern |
| you would kern |
| he/she/it would kern |
| we would kern |
| you would kern |
| they would kern |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| 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 |
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