Kern example sentences
kern
verb
kern (verb) · kerns (third person present) · kerned (past tense) · kerned (past participle) · kerning (present participle)
- adjust the spacing between (characters of a particular font) in a piece of text to be printed:
- make (letters) overlap.
- design (metal type) with a projecting part beyond the body or shank:
- the part of a metal type projecting beyond its body or shank.
kern
noun
kern (noun) · kerns (plural noun) · kerne (noun) · kernes (plural noun)
- a light-armed Irish foot soldier.
- a peasant; a rustic.