kappa

[ kap-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

kappa

/ ˈkæpə /

the tenth letter in the Greek alphabet (Κ, κ), a consonant, transliterated as c or k

Origin of kappa¹

< Greek káppa < Semitic; kaph

Origin of kappa¹

Greek, of Semitic origin

The two which lie next to Alkaid, ι and κ, are interesting doubles.

The ratio I/H is called the susceptibility of the magnetized substance, and is denoted by κ.

Near the little star Kappa (κ) in the map will be seen a small circle and the figures 1572.

A distinguished French scholar thought that he heard in this an echo of Anacreon's ode κ' ἐῢς κόρην.

About 4° from γ, in the direction of κ is a pretty pair of sixth-magnitude stars.

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