klick
- n a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
klieg light
- n carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films
klinefelter
- n United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912)
klinefelter's syndrome
- n syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male
klinefelter syndrome
- n syndrome in males that is characterized by small testes and long legs and enlarged breasts and reduced sperm production and mental retardation; a genetic defect in which an extra X chromosome (XXY) is present in the male
klondike
- n a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
- n a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time
klorvess
- n salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency
kludge
- n a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)