科 — meaning in English
kē
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English meaning
- branch noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
- draught noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
- plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
- section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
Senses
科 is used for these senses in English:
- branch A location of an organization with several locations.
- draught (British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
- pion (particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.
- plummet (archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
- section A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
branch — full definition
- noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
- noun One of several local offices or outlets belonging to a larger organisation.
- noun A distinct part or subdivision of a subject, family, or system.
- verb To split into two or more parts, or to grow outward like a tree limb.
draught — full definition
- noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
- adjective Of beer or cider: served from a cask or keg through a tap rather than from a bottle or can.
- noun An amount of liquid swallowed in one go; a long drink.