king penguin
- n large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
kinetic energy
- n the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
kinetic theory
- n (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
kinetic theory of gases
- n (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
kinetic theory of heat
- n a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases
kinetics
- n the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
kinetochore
- n a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
kinetoscope
- n a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture