Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
Knight of the Red Cross - noun The chemical symbol for the element krypton.
- noun An abbreviation of
kreutzer . - noun An abbreviation of
Knight of the Red Eagle (Prussia).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Chem.), abbreviated The chemical symbol for the element krypyon, one of the six noble gasses.
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- noun chemistry Symbol for
krypton .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air
- noun a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
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Examples
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The name Kṛishṇa occurs in Buddhist writings in the form Kaṇha, phonetically equivalent to Kṛishṇa.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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Also, the meaning of the name Kṛishṇa, black, suggests that he was a chief of some non-Aryan tribe.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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There's a new special-edition trim for the Nissan Rogue called Krōm.
Car and Driver Blog 2009
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In Copenhagen, we have The Hirschprung Collection, which is THE place to go for 19th century Danish painters such as Krøyer and Hammershøi.
Academic and Illustration Museums James Gurney 2009
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Well, I say Comedy Central shouldn’t choose a diacritical mark such as an umlaut and not actually use it on their Web site — that’s just unfair to the umlaut and cheapens the title Kröd Mändoon.
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It is a beautiful drive through the National Park of Hoge Veluwe to the Kr ö ller-M ü ller Museum, where Rietveld's sculpture pavilion, which he designed in 1955 for a different site, was re-erected in the '60s and has recently been well renovated.
A World Where Less Made More Colin Amery 2011
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" The greatest risk for our optimistic forecast undoubtedly comes from the debt crisis in the euro area, " said J ö rg Kr ä mer , Commerzbank ' s chief economist.
German Business Confidence Hits Record High Nina Koeppen 2010
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This “heavy” Kr cannot generate modern atmosphere through degassing followed by mass fractionation during atmosphere loss.
New Results from Stardust Mission Paint Chaotic Picture of Early Solar System | Universe Today 2010
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But this exhibition, 123 works drawing on the collections of Van Gogh Museum and Kr ö ller-M ü ller Museum in the Netherlands, considers the question, How did van Gogh become van Gogh?
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This image is most accurate for the noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn): each noble gas particle consists of a single atom.
Elements 2009
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