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Definition of Kappa

1. Noun. The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet.

Definition of Kappa

1. Noun. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. ¹

2. Noun. (mythology) A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kappa

1. a Greek letter [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kappa

1. 1. The tenth letter in the Greek alphabet. 2. In chemistry, denotes the position of a substituent located on the tenth atom from the carboxyl or other functional group. 3. A measure of the degree of nonrandom agreement between observers or measurements of the same categorical variable. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kappa

Literary usage of Kappa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Reversal of inhibition on removal of antiserum to kappa chains (anti-к). ... ND, not done. of rabbit antibody to kappa molecules, either free or on cell ..."

2. Buddhist Legends by Buddhaghoṣa (1921)
"Story of the Past: Kesava, kappa, Narada, and the King of Benares. A king named Kesava once renounced his throne, and together with five hundred retainers ..."

3. Northwestern University: A History, 1855-1905 by Arthur Herbert Wilde (1905)
"Phi kappa Psi. Phi kappa Psi. Delta Gamma. kappa kappa Gamma. Beta Theta Pi. ... Phi Delta Phi. Delta Upsilon. Alphi Phi. Beta Theta Pi. Phi kappa ..."

4. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"Then are the Ma most powerful, and the kappa.1 But in all times the ... The corpse of him who has been seized by the kappa may be cast on shore after many ..."

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