different between ket vs kea

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Etymology 1

From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket.

Noun

ket (plural kets)

1. (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 ${\displaystyle |A\rangle }$, might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, ${\displaystyle \langle A|}$, 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)

1. (Northern England) Carrion; any filth.
2. (Northumbria) Sweetmeats.
3. (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)

1. (colloquial) ketamine

Etymology 4

Noun

ket (uncountable)

1. (Scotland) matted wool

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ked/ before a vowel.
• IPA^(key): /ke/ before a consonant.

Adverb

ket

1. 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)

1. (Belgium, dialect) a kid
2. (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)

1. (regional, dated) meat

Declension

Ilocano

Conjunction

ket

1. and

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ki??/, /?ke??/, /k??/

Noun

kea (plural keas or kea)

1. Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

Usage notes

The unmarked plural form kea is mainly found in New Zealand.

Translations

Anagrams

• Ake, ake, eka-

Basque

Noun

kea

1. absolutive singular of ke

Finnish

Etymology

From Maori kea, probably through English kea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke?/, [?ke??]
• Rhymes: -e?
• Syllabification: ke?a

Noun

kea

1. kea, Nestor notabilis

Declension

Hypernyms

• papukaija

Anagrams

• eka

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke.a/, [?k?j?]

Verb

kea

1. (stative) white

Derived terms

• Mauna Kea (literally “white mountain”)

Italian

Noun

kea m (plural kea)

1. kea

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kea (“hawksbill turtle”).

Noun

kea

1. snot
2. the kea, Nestor notabilis

Descendants

• ? English: kea
  • ? French: kéa
  • ? Finnish: kea
  • ? German: Kea
  • ? Italian: kea
  • ? Russian: ???? (kéa)

See also

• k?k?
• k?k?p?

References