Kine

Quick meaning: Kine is a noun meaning (physics) The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.

Meaning

(physics) The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.

More Meanings

1. (television) Clipping of kinescope (“type of recording”).
2. (linguistics) In kinesics, any of the individual movements composing a kineme.
3. (archaic or dialectal) plural of cow

Example Sentences

In what respect is the expression “a velocity of one kine,” better than “a velocity of one centimetre per second;”

The Committee on Mechanical Nomenclature suggest the usage of the term Kine, Bole, and Barad thus:– 1 cm. per sec. = 1 kine.

It may be well to note that a mile per hour is equal to 44.7 kines, and that accordingly a sharp walking pace may attain 200 kines […]

Pippin could see all the Pelennor laid out before him, dotted into the distance with farmsteads and little walls, barns and byres, but nowhere could he see any kine or other beasts.

Word Forms

• kines

Synonyms for kine

Depending on context, synonyms include cattle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cattle, uddered, pock, kinit, kayser, kinemetry.

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