Defn: See Quinic.
KINIT
Kin"it, n. [Gr. to move.] (Physics)
Defn: A unit of force equal to the force which, acting for one second, will give a pound a velocity of one foot per second; — proposed by J.D.Everett, an English physicist.
KINK
Kink, n. Etym: [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]
1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] Cozzens.
KINK
Kink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.]
Defn: To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
KINK
Kink, n. Etym: [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.]
Defn: A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]