| Kern 1. (n.) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt. 2. (n.) Any kind of boor or low-lived person. 3. (n.) An idler; a vagabond. 4. (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank. 5. (v. t.) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern. 6. (n.) A churn. 7. (n.) A hand mill. See Quern. 8. (v. i.) To harden, as corn in ripening. 9. (v. i.) To take the form of kernels; to granulate. Thesaurus Entries Kern, NMR, antibaryon, antilepton, antimeson, atomic nucleus, atomic particle, aurora particle, baryon, beta particle, electron, elementary particle, heavy particle, lepton, meson, mesotron, neutron, nuclear force, nuclear magnetic resonance, nuclear particle, nuclear resonance, nucleon, nucleosynthesis, nucleus, photon, proton, radioactive particle, radion, solar particle, strangeness, strong interaction, triton, valence electron |