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ket
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket.
Noun
ket (plural kets)
- (physics) A vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate of a bra; a ket vector. Symbolised by |...?.
- A particular ket, say , might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, , would then be represented by the row vector which is the transpose conjugate of that column vector.
Etymology 2
Compare Icelandic kjöt (“flesh”); akin to Swedish kött, Danish kød, and Norwegian kjøtt. The use of the term ket for "candy" or "sweets" probably derived from its use to describe sweet meats or as a deterrent to children.
Noun
ket (countable and uncountable, plural kets)
- (Northern England) Carrion; any filth.
- (Northumbria) Sweetmeats.
- (Wearside) A sweet, treat or candy.
References
- The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 on DICT.org
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [1]
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
ket (uncountable)
- (colloquial) ketamine
Etymology 4
Noun
ket (uncountable)
- (Scotland) matted wool
Breton
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ked/ before a vowel.
- IPA(key): /ke/ before a consonant.
Adverb
ket
- not
- N'ouzon ket petra eo. — I don't know what it is.
Usage notes
Together with ne: ne ... ket. This is the same structure as French ne ... pas.
Dutch
Noun
ket m (plural ketten, diminutive ketje n)
- (Belgium, dialect) a kid
- (Belgium, dialect) a young guy
Derived terms
- Ketnet
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- (common) kjöt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /c???t/
- Rhymes: -??t
Noun
ket n (genitive singular kets, no plural)
- (regional, dated) meat
Declension
Ilocano
Conjunction
ket
- and
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coke
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??k/
- (US) IPA(key): /ko?k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Middle English colke.
Alternative forms
- coak (obsolete)
Noun
coke (uncountable)
- (uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
- The plant should produce approximately 550,000 tons of screened blast furnace coke per year.
Derived terms
- biocoke
Translations
Verb
coke (third-person singular simple present cokes, present participle coking, simple past and past participle coked)
- (transitive) To produce coke from coal.
- (intransitive) To turn into coke.
- (automotive) To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion.
Derived terms
- decoke
- decoking
Translations
Etymology 2
Originated circa 1908 in American English as a clipping of cocaine.
Noun
coke (uncountable)
- (informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
Translations
See also
- coca
Etymology 3
1909, from the name of the American company Coca-Cola and the beverage it produced; the drink was named for two of its original ingredients, coca leaves and cola nut.
Noun
coke (plural cokes)
- (uncountable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola).
- (countable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (a serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola).
- (US, chiefly Southern US, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (any soft drink, regardless of type).
Synonyms
- (soft drink): see the list at soda
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “coke”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko?k/
- Hyphenation: coke
- Rhymes: -o?k
- Homophone: kook
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English coke.
Noun
coke m (plural cokes)
- (chiefly in the plural) coke (type of processed carbon used as fuel)
Usage notes
The singular is less common than the plural form in Dutch, which may also be used like an uncountable singular.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English coke.
Noun
coke m (uncountable)
- (slang) cocaine, coke
- Synonym: cocaïne
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?k/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English coke (“residue from roasting in a coal oven”).
Noun
coke m (plural cokes)
- coke (form of carbon)
Derived terms
- cokerie
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English coke (“cocaine”).
Noun
coke f (plural cokes)
- coke (cocaine)
Synonyms
- cocaïne
Further reading
- “coke” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
coke m (invariable)
- coke (form of carbon)
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