Alternative form of gata (“type of Armenian pastry”)

In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.

Ellipsis of kata thermometer.. / (in combination) A drop (in temperature).

(martial arts) Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.

plural of kata

A sign language used in parts of northern Bali, Indonesia.

plural of kata factor

(measuring instrument) A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F).

plural of kata thermometer

A conversion factor, constant for a given kata thermometer, used to convert the measured time for a standardised drop in temperature into the environmental cooling rate.