Meaning of KRYPTON
| Pronunciation: | | 'kriptân
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| | Definition: | | [n] a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air |
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| | Synonyms: | | atomic number 36, Kr |
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| | See Also: | | air, argonon, chemical element, element, inert gas, noble gas | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Kryp"ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? hidden.]
(Chem.)
An inert gaseous element of the argon group, occurring in air
to the extent of about one volume in a million. It was
discovered by Ramsay and Travers in 1898. Liquefying point,
-- 152[deg] C.; symbol, Kr; atomic weight, 83.0.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A frame language. ["An Essential Hybrid Reasoning System: Knowledge and Symbol Level Accounts of KRYPTON", R.J. Brachman et al, Proc IJCAI-85, 1985]. |
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