What does KERN mean?
Definitions for KERN
kɜrnkern
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word KERN.
Princeton's WordNet
Kern, Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kernnoun
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
kernverb
the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
kernverb
furnish with a kern
kernverb
remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
Wiktionary
kernnoun
A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.
kernnoun
any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
kernverb
To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Kernnoun
Irish foot soldier; an Irish boor.
Etymology: an Irish word.
Out of the fry of these rake-hell horseboys, growing up in knavery and villainy, are their kearn supplied. Edmund Spenser.
No sooner justice had with valour arm’d,
Compell’d these skipping kernes to trust their heels,
But the Norweyan lord, surveying advantage,
Began a fresh assault. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.If in good plight these Northern kerns arrive,
Then does fortune promise fair. Ambrose Philips, Briton.Kernnoun
A hand-mill consisting of two pieces of stone, by which corn is ground. It is still used in some parts of Scotland.
To Kernverb
Etymology: probably from kernel, or, by change of a vowel, corrupted from corn.
When the price of corn falleth, men break no more ground than will supply their own turn, wherethrough it falleth out that an ill kerned or saved harvest soon emptieth their old store. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.
The principal knack is in making the juice, when sufficiently boiled, to kern or granulate. Nehemiah Grew.
Wikipedia
KERN
KERN (1180 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by American General Media. The radio studios and offices are in the American General Media complex at 1400 Easton Drive, STE 134 in Bakersfield.KERN airs a talk radio format. On weekdays, local host Scott Cox anchors "First Look" and Ralph Bailey is heard in afternoon drive time. The rest of the weekday schedule comes from nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show and Red Eye Radio. Weekends feature shows on health, money, real estate, home repair, law and computers. Weekend syndicated shows include Kim Komando, Bill Cunningham and Bruce DuMont. Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio. KERN is the flagship station of the Bakersfield College Renegades sports teams and Cal State Bakersfield Men's Basketball.
ChatGPT
kern
In mathematics, the kern or kernel of a function is the set of all elements in its domain that it maps to the element zero (or the identity element) in its codomain. In typography, kerning refers to the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font to achieve a visually pleasing result. In geology, kern is a term used to describe a layer or band of rock. In computing, kern or kernel refers to the core component of an operating system that directly interacts with the hardware, providing various services to other software. In linguistics, a 'kern' refers to an integral part of a word or phrase that cannot be further analysed without loss of identity or function. In music, the 'kern' format is a flexible and text-based way of encoding music with a particular focus on complex analytical applications. In German, "Kern" translates to "core" or "nucleus" in English. It also refers to a seed or pit of a fruit. So, 'kern' is a term used in several different domains with slightly different meanings.
Webster Dictionary
Kernnoun
a light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt
Kernnoun
any kind of boor or low-lived person
Kernnoun
an idler; a vagabond
Kernnoun
a part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank
Kernverb
to form with a kern. See 2d Kern
Kernnoun
a churn
Kernnoun
a hand mill. See Quern
Kernverb
to harden, as corn in ripening
Kernverb
to take the form of kernels; to granulate
Etymology: [See Churn. ]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kern
See Quern.
Kern
kėrn n. (Scot.) the last sheaf of the harvest: a harvest-home—also Kirn.—n. Kern′-bā′by, an image decorated with blades of corn, &c., carried before reapers at their harvest-home. [A variant of corn.]
Kern
Kerne, kėrn, n. an Irish foot-soldier: a boor.—adj. Kern′ish, clownish. [Ir. ceatharnach.]
Kern
kėrn, v.i. to granulate.
Kern
kėrn, n. (print.) that part of a type which overhangs the stem or shank.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
kern
(Ir. cearn). A soldier. The Irish infantry were formerly distinguished by this appellation. The men in those days were armed with a sword and a dart or javelin, which was tied to a small cord, so that after they had thrown it at the enemy they could instantly recover it, and use it in any way they thought proper. The javelin was called skene, which is also the Irish for a knife.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
KERN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kern is ranked #1237 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Kern surname appeared 28,547 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 10 would have the surname Kern.
93.1% or 26,600 total occurrences were White.
2.2% or 637 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 582 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.3% or 371 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 251 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 108 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Anagrams for KERN »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of KERN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of KERN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of KERN in a Sentence
My heart goes out to the families of both Kern County Sheriff Deputies. Nothing can prepare us for tragedies such as these, in an instant our lives can change forever. I pray that God surrounds these families with his love and gives them the strength to make it through this devastating time.
While reporting to a standoff here in Wasco, one of our brave Kern County Sheriff Deputies was killed-in-action and one other was shot and wounded.
He comes from here, we have direct access to him, and he has access to people to help us tell our story. Our story is that the lifeblood of the Central Valley, of California, is Ag, which requires water and requires space. I don’t ascribe to the belief that you have to be like me to think like me, to do something great for us in Kern County or for our nation. I think you have to have clear eyes and a strong mind and work hard.
Soeren Kern see these disenfranchised people, and it’s a very good recruitment pool.
Federal intervention is urgently needed because the air district and Kern County officials have utterly failed to safeguard public health and the environment.
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