Looking for the meaning of the word KERNED in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of KERNED with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Kern
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 17th century: perhaps from French carne ‘corner’, from Latin cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
adjust the spacing between (characters) in a piece of text to be printed
Short Definition:adjust spacing between characters in piece of text
Examples:- please kern the double underscores in the code below
Definition:
provide (metal type or a printed character) with a kern
Short Definition:provide metal type or printed character with kern
Examples:- sometimes display type is kerned
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