kerma

English

Etymology

Acronym for kinetic energy released in matter.

Noun

kerma (countable and uncountable, plural kermas)

  1. (physics) The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.

Derived terms

Further reading

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=1020.30

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkermɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ermɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ker‧ma

Etymology 1

Most likely from keri (skin, crust) + -ma. First attested in the 1770s.[1]

Noun

kerma

  1. cream (dairy product)
  2. (figuratively) the cream (elite)
Declension
Inflection of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kerma kermat
genitive kerman kermojen
partitive kermaa kermoja
illative kermaan kermoihin
singular plural
nominative kerma kermat
accusative nom. kerma kermat
gen. kerman
genitive kerman kermojen
kermainrare
partitive kermaa kermoja
inessive kermassa kermoissa
elative kermasta kermoista
illative kermaan kermoihin
adessive kermalla kermoilla
ablative kermalta kermoilta
allative kermalle kermoille
essive kermana kermoina
translative kermaksi kermoiksi
abessive kermatta kermoitta
instructive kermoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kermani kermani
accusative nom. kermani kermani
gen. kermani
genitive kermani kermojeni
kermainirare
partitive kermaani kermojani
inessive kermassani kermoissani
elative kermastani kermoistani
illative kermaani kermoihini
adessive kermallani kermoillani
ablative kermaltani kermoiltani
allative kermalleni kermoilleni
essive kermanani kermoinani
translative kermakseni kermoikseni
abessive kermattani kermoittani
instructive
comitative kermoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kermasi kermasi
accusative nom. kermasi kermasi
gen. kermasi
genitive kermasi kermojesi
kermaisirare
partitive kermaasi kermojasi
inessive kermassasi kermoissasi
elative kermastasi kermoistasi
illative kermaasi kermoihisi
adessive kermallasi kermoillasi
ablative kermaltasi kermoiltasi
allative kermallesi kermoillesi
essive kermanasi kermoinasi
translative kermaksesi kermoiksesi
abessive kermattasi kermoittasi
instructive
comitative kermoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kermamme kermamme
accusative nom. kermamme kermamme
gen. kermamme
genitive kermamme kermojemme
kermaimmerare
partitive kermaamme kermojamme
inessive kermassamme kermoissamme
elative kermastamme kermoistamme
illative kermaamme kermoihimme
adessive kermallamme kermoillamme
ablative kermaltamme kermoiltamme
allative kermallemme kermoillemme
essive kermanamme kermoinamme
translative kermaksemme kermoiksemme
abessive kermattamme kermoittamme
instructive
comitative kermoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kermanne kermanne
accusative nom. kermanne kermanne
gen. kermanne
genitive kermanne kermojenne
kermainnerare
partitive kermaanne kermojanne
inessive kermassanne kermoissanne
elative kermastanne kermoistanne
illative kermaanne kermoihinne
adessive kermallanne kermoillanne
ablative kermaltanne kermoiltanne
allative kermallenne kermoillenne
essive kermananne kermoinanne
translative kermaksenne kermoiksenne
abessive kermattanne kermoittanne
instructive
comitative kermoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kermansa kermansa
accusative nom. kermansa kermansa
gen. kermansa
genitive kermansa kermojensa
kermainsarare
partitive kermaansa kermojaan
kermojansa
inessive kermassaan
kermassansa
kermoissaan
kermoissansa
elative kermastaan
kermastansa
kermoistaan
kermoistansa
illative kermaansa kermoihinsa
adessive kermallaan
kermallansa
kermoillaan
kermoillansa
ablative kermaltaan
kermaltansa
kermoiltaan
kermoiltansa
allative kermalleen
kermallensa
kermoilleen
kermoillensa
essive kermanaan
kermanansa
kermoinaan
kermoinansa
translative kermakseen
kermaksensa
kermoikseen
kermoiksensa
abessive kermattaan
kermattansa
kermoittaan
kermoittansa
instructive
comitative kermoineen
kermoinensa
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

From English kerma.

Noun

kerma

  1. (physics) kerma
Declension
Inflection of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kerma kermat
genitive kerman kermojen
partitive kermaa kermoja
illative kermaan kermoihin
singular plural
nominative kerma kermat
accusative nom. kerma kermat
gen. kerman
genitive kerman kermojen
kermainrare
partitive kermaa kermoja
inessive kermassa kermoissa
elative kermasta kermoista
illative kermaan kermoihin
adessive kermalla kermoilla
ablative kermalta kermoilta
allative kermalle kermoille
essive kermana kermoina
translative kermaksi kermoiksi
abessive kermatta kermoitta
instructive kermoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kerma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kermani kermani
accusative nom. kermani kermani
gen. kermani
genitive kermani kermojeni
kermainirare
partitive kermaani kermojani
inessive kermassani kermoissani
elative kermastani kermoistani
illative kermaani kermoihini
adessive kermallani kermoillani
ablative kermaltani kermoiltani
allative kermalleni kermoilleni
essive kermanani kermoinani
translative kermakseni kermoikseni
abessive kermattani kermoittani
instructive
comitative kermoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kermasi kermasi
accusative nom. kermasi kermasi
gen. kermasi
genitive kermasi kermojesi
kermaisirare
partitive kermaasi kermojasi
inessive kermassasi kermoissasi
elative kermastasi kermoistasi
illative kermaasi kermoihisi
adessive kermallasi kermoillasi
ablative kermaltasi kermoiltasi
allative kermallesi kermoillesi
essive kermanasi kermoinasi
translative kermaksesi kermoiksesi
abessive kermattasi kermoittasi
instructive
comitative kermoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kermamme kermamme
accusative nom. kermamme kermamme
gen. kermamme
genitive kermamme kermojemme
kermaimmerare
partitive kermaamme kermojamme
inessive kermassamme kermoissamme
elative kermastamme kermoistamme
illative kermaamme kermoihimme
adessive kermallamme kermoillamme
ablative kermaltamme kermoiltamme
allative kermallemme kermoillemme
essive kermanamme kermoinamme
translative kermaksemme kermoiksemme
abessive kermattamme kermoittamme
instructive
comitative kermoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kermanne kermanne
accusative nom. kermanne kermanne
gen. kermanne
genitive kermanne kermojenne
kermainnerare
partitive kermaanne kermojanne
inessive kermassanne kermoissanne
elative kermastanne kermoistanne
illative kermaanne kermoihinne
adessive kermallanne kermoillanne
ablative kermaltanne kermoiltanne
allative kermallenne kermoillenne
essive kermananne kermoinanne
translative kermaksenne kermoiksenne
abessive kermattanne kermoittanne
instructive
comitative kermoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kermansa kermansa
accusative nom. kermansa kermansa
gen. kermansa
genitive kermansa kermojensa
kermainsarare
partitive kermaansa kermojaan
kermojansa
inessive kermassaan
kermassansa
kermoissaan
kermoissansa
elative kermastaan
kermastansa
kermoistaan
kermoistansa
illative kermaansa kermoihinsa
adessive kermallaan
kermallansa
kermoillaan
kermoillansa
ablative kermaltaan
kermaltansa
kermoiltaan
kermoiltansa
allative kermalleen
kermallensa
kermoilleen
kermoillensa
essive kermanaan
kermanansa
kermoinaan
kermoinansa
translative kermakseen
kermaksensa
kermoikseen
kermoiksensa
abessive kermattaan
kermattansa
kermoittaan
kermoittansa
instructive
comitative kermoineen
kermoinensa

References

  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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