kime

kime (plural kimes)

1. (physics) A generalisation of time in a complex spacetime

• spacekime
• kevent
• kimesurface

kime

1. (usually in the plural) Misspelling of knife. [in 1800s and 1810s]
   • 1809 April, Galignani Parsons, “On the missions to India”, in The Monthly Repertory of English Literature, for April, May, June, and July; Or, an Impartial Account of All the Books Relative to Literature, Arts, Sciences, History, Biography, Agriculture, Commerce, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Poetry, Theatrical Productions, etc. etc. Together with Memoirs of Eminent Persons and Learned Societies, Literary and Philosophical Intelligence, Patents for New Discoveries, Original Poetry etc. etc. Forming a Valuable Selection from the Most Esteemed English Reviews and Magazines, volume VII, Paris, page 377:

     Some swing on hooks, some run kimes through their hands, and widows burn themselves to death : but these follies (even the last) are quite voluntary on the part of the sufferers.

• Keim, Kemi, Mike, mike

kime (imperative kim, infinitive at kime, present tense kimer, past tense kimede, perfect tense har kimet)

1. chime

From Middle Low German.

kime m (definite singular kimen, indefinite plural kimer, definite plural kimene)

1. (botany) plant embryo
2. (figuratively) source, origin

• kim m

• (plant embryo): embryo, groe, spire
• (origin): opphav, spire

Likely from English chime. See also cymbalum

kime (present tense kimer, past tense kima or kimet, past participle kima or kimet)

1. to chime

• “kime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kime” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• IPA^(key): /²çiːmə/

From Middle Low German.

kime m (definite singular kimen, indefinite plural kimar, definite plural kimane)

1. (botany) plant embryo
2. (figuratively) source, origin

• kim m

• (plant embryo): embryo, groe, spire
• (origin): opphav, spire

Likely from English chime.

kime (present tense kimar, past tense kima, past participle kima, passive infinitive kimast, present participle kimande, imperative kime/kim)

1. to chime

• “kime” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• keim

• IPA^(key): /kǐːme/
• Hyphenation: ki‧me

kíme (Cyrillic spelling ки́ме)

1. with whom (instrumental)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kima (“giant clam”).

kime

1. fluted clam