kärki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- center noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
- cusp noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
- cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
- head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
- jag verb To cut or tear something unevenly, leaving a rough, sharp edge.
- lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
- peak noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
- pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- spire noun A tall, tapering structure that rises to a point, especially on top of a church tower.
- sponge noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.
- tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
- tip noun The pointed or outer end of something.
- toe noun Any of the five digits at the end of the human foot.
- vertex noun A point where two or more lines, edges or curves meet; a corner of a shape or angle.
Senses
kärki is used for these senses in English:
- center (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- cusp (geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
- cusp (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- cutting edge (idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
- head The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer.
- head (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
- head The place of honor or command; the most important or foremost position; the front.
- jag A sharp projection.
center — full definition
- noun The point exactly in the middle of something, equally distant from all its edges or sides.
- noun A building or place set up for a particular activity or purpose.
- noun The main topic, focus, or most important part of something.
- noun In sports such as basketball, hockey, or football, a player positioned in the middle of the field or court.
- noun The moderate political position, between left and right.
cusp — full definition
- noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
- noun A sharp or pointed tip, including the pointed part of a tooth.