| Term | Definition | Contributor | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kanoite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kanonaite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kanonerovite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kansa Indians | No definition provided | Christopher Rauch | 2023.12.01 |
| Kansas-Nebraska bill | No definition provided | Christopher Rauch | 2023.12.01 |
| Kanzelhoehe_Solar_Observatory | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| KANZ__HALPH | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kaolin | No definition provided | Christopher Rauch | 2023.12.01 |
| Kaolinite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kapellasite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kapitsaite (Y) | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| kaplan sst index | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kappa mechanism | A process based on the effects of opacity (κ) that drives the pulsations of many types of variable stars. Consider a layer of material within a star and suppose that it undergoes inward contraction. T his inward motion tends to compress the layer and increase the density. Therefore the layer becomes more opaque. If a certain amount of flux comes from the deeper layers it gets stuck in the high κ region. The energy accumulates and heat builds up beneath it. The pressure rises below the layer, pushing it outward. The layer expands as it moves outward, cools and becomes more transparent to radiation. Energy can now escape from below the layer, and pressure beneath the layer diminishes. The layer falls inward and the cycle repeats. The κ mechanism is believed to account for the pulsations of several star families, including Delta Scuti stars, Beta Cephei variables, Cepheids, and RR Lyrae stars. | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kapteyn Selected Areas | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kapustinite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| karaburan | A violent northeast wind of Central Asia occurring during spring and summer. | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Karagassian language | No definition provided | Christopher Rauch | 2023.12.01 |
| Karaite manuscripts | No definition provided | Christopher Rauch | 2023.12.01 |
| karajol | On the Bulgarian coast, a west wind that usually follows rain and persists for one to three days. | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |