kern: Meaning and Definition of

kern

1. a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.

1. to form or furnish with a kern, as a type or letter.
2. to remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) in preparation for printing.

kern

1. the central area of any horizontal section of a wall, column, etc., within which the resultant forces of all compressive loads must pass if there is to be only compression at that point.

kern

1. a band of lightly armed foot soldiers of ancient Ireland.
2. (in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) a soldier.
3. an Irish peasant, esp. a crude or boorish one.

kern

1. (of a tree or plant) to produce or form kernels, hard grain, or seed.

1. to cause to granulate, esp. to granulate salt.
2. to cover with crystalline grains of salt; salt (meat).

1. a kernel, as of a nut; a grain, as of sand or wheat.

kern

1. churn.

kern

1. kirn.

Kern

1. 1885–1945, U.S. composer.