kine
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences In kinesics, any of the individual movements composing a kineme.
kine
noun1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The unit velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.
- It may be well to note that a mile per hour is equal to 44.7 kines, and that accordingly a sharp walking pace may attain 200 kines […]1890, E/MJ, Engineering and Mining Journal, volume 50, page 169:
- The Committee on Mechanical Nomenclature suggest the usage of the term Kine, Bole, and Barad thus:– 1 cm. per sec. = 1 kine.1888, The Electrical Engineer, volume 2, page 223:
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- In what respect is the expression “a velocity of one kine,” better than “a velocity of one centimetre per second;”1888, The Telegraphic Journal and Electrical Review, volume 23, number 566, page 330: