| kuru |
a fatal viral disease that affects the nervous system, occurring in New Guinea. |
| kurus |
the smaller monetary unit of Turkey. (Cf. lira.) |
| Kutenai |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of the northwestern United States and western Canada. [2 definitions] |
| kuvasz |
any of a Hungarian breed of dog with a large strong body covered by long wavy white fur. |
| Kuwait |
a Middle Eastern country at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. |
| kv |
abbreviation of "kilovolt," or "kilovolts," a unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts. |
| kw |
abbreviation of "kilowatt," or "kilowatts," a unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts. |
| kwacha |
the chief monetary unit of Malawi, equaling one hundred tambala. [2 definitions] |
| kwanza |
the chief monetary unit of Angola, equaling one hundred lwei. |
| Kwanzaa |
an African-American festival, celebrating family, community, and culture, held from December 26 to January 1. |
| kwashiorkor |
a chiefly African disease of babies and small children that is caused by malnutrition and whose symptoms include potbelly, edema, anemia, and discoloration of hair or skin. |
| kwh |
abbreviation of "kilowatt-hour," or "kilowatt-hours," a unit of electrical energy equal to one kilowatt operating for one hour. |
| KY |
abbreviation of "Kentucky," an east central U.S. state, south of Indiana and Ohio. |
| kyat |
the chief monetary unit of Myanmar, equaling one hundred pyas. |
| Kyiv |
the capital of Ukraine. |
| kymograph |
an instrument that measures and records variations, modulations, oscillations, and the like, such as those of blood pressure or the angular positions of an aircraft in flight. |
| Kyoto |
a city in southern Honshu, Japan, at one time the capital of Japan. |
| Kyrgyz |
of or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Kyrgyzstan |
a Central Asian country bordered by China and Kazakhstan; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. |
| Kyrie eleison |
Lord, have mercy (Greek); a supplication or invocation that is part of many liturgies in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. [2 definitions] |
| L2 |
abbreviation of "large," of greater size, amount, scope, or proportion than the average; not small. |