Kappa Definition

kăpə
noun
The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Κ, κ)
Webster's New World

(mythology) A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology.

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Other Word Forms of Kappa

Noun

Singular:
kappa
Plural:
kappas

Origin of Kappa

  • Greek of Phoenician origin kpp1 in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek κάππα (kappa).

    From Wiktionary

Kappa Sentence Examples

  • His Phi Beta Kappa oration at Harvard College in August 1837, on "The American Scholar," was an eloquent appeal for independence, sincerity, realism, in the intellectual life of America.

  • His best known productions are Adams and Liberty, a once popular song written in 1798, The Invention of Letters (1795), and The Ruling Passion, the Harvard Phi Beta Kappa poem of 1797.

  • Each antibody molecule has either lambda or kappa light chains, not both.

  • It also has antagonistic activity at the kappa opioid receptor.

  • Students need not be a Phi Theta Kappa member to seek participation.

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Words Starting With

KKAKAP

Words Ending With

APAPPA

Unscrambles

kappa

Words Starting With K and Ending With A

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With K5 Letter Words Ending With A