(n) United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958), Syn. Charles Franklin Kettering, Charles Kettering

kettle

(n) a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid, Syn. boiler

kettle

(n) the quantity a kettle will hold, Syn. kettleful

kettle

(n) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it, Syn. tympani, tympanum, timpani, kettledrum

kettle hole

(n) (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits, Syn. kettle

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Kettle

n. [ OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. chezzī kettle, Icel. kati small ship. ] A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kettle pins, ninepins; skittles. [ Obs. ] Shelton. --
Kettle stitch (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kettledrum

n. 1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kettledrummer

n. One who plays on a kettledrum. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Kette { f } | Ketten { pl }

chain | chains

Kette { f }

catena

Kette { f }

string

Kette { f }

thread

Kette { f }; Spalier { n }

cordon

Kettenabstreifer { m } [ techn. ]

chain remover

Kettenanschlagnuss { f } [ techn. ]

chain stopper

Kettenantrieb { m }; Kettentrieb { m }

chain drive

Kettenaufhängebolzen { m } [ techn. ]

chain suspension bolt

Kettenaufhängung { f } | seitliche Kettenaufhängung

chain suspension | off-centre chain suspension

Kettenband { m }

chained binding

Kettenblatt { n }

chain ring; chainwheel

Kettenbrief { m }

chain letter

Kettenbruch { m } [ math. ]

continued fraction

Kettendrucker { m }

belt printer

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