KENNINGS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

kennings

noun

plural of kenning, chiefly Scottish

as in fractions

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Noun

The Oxford team used ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy, which basically fires laser pulses lasting mere fractions of a second.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
The refresh rate of E Ink panels is on the order of fractions of a second, too slow for any sort of video content, and the display is monochrome to boot.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fractions

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During the tests, the team exposed the material to an 800-nanometer (nm) near-infrared laser pulse, and caused its atoms and electrons to become excited.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
This technology would not exist without the development of quantum mechanics over a century ago and many discoveries about fundamental ideas, such atoms and electrons.

— Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of atoms

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Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.

— Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.

— Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025

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The technology takes inspiration from biological channels that control the movement of ions and molecules across living cell membranes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Connecticut dermatologist Omar Ibrahimi echoed the point to Business Insider, saying the molecules will not reach the dermis where collagen lives.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of molecules

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Personalities are sketched only in the margins, mostly via brief snippets of chatter between rounds of gunfire.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Across all four albums, part of their universal appeal lies in the individual snippets listeners recognize and connect with.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of snippets

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Along with charred automobile parts, construction debris and battery casing fragments found on the site as deep as 16 feet underground, MPCA testing done in the early 2010s identified lead and carcinogenic chemical hotspots.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
That was one of those songs that was kind of written in different fragments and came together later.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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