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kata | speaking |

As nouns the difference between kata and speaking

is that kata is a sequence of positions and movements used in the practice of many martial arts while speaking is one's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

As an adverb kata

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

As an adjective speaking is

used in speaking.

As a verb speaking is

present participle of lang=en.

kata

English

(wikipedia kata)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . In English use since the 1950s.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (martial arts) A sequence of positions and movements used in the practice of many martial arts.
  • * 1979 , Masatoshi Nakayama, Best Karate: Heian, Tekki , page 12,
    • About fifty kata , or "formal exercises," are practiced at the present time, some having been passed down from generation to generation, others having been developed fairly recently.
  • * 2006 , Kelley MacAulay, Bobbie Kalman, Karate in Action , page 22,
    • Katas' are a series of motions, such as punches, strikes, and kicks, arranged in a specific pattern. The pattern allows the motions to flow into one another. A student must learn a new ' kata to advance to each new belt level.
  • * 2009 , Thomas W. Hanlon, The Sports Rules Book , , page 161,
    • When the competitor's name is called, she stands on the designated line, bows to the panel of judges, and announces the name of the kata' she will perform.She then performs the '''kata'''. When she is finished, her opponent performs her '''kata'''. At the end of the second ' kata , both return to the mat area to await the decision of the judging panel.
  • * 2010', Kenji Tokitsu, ''The '''Katas : The Meaning Behind the Movements .

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in combination) A drop (in temperature).
    • kata thermometer; kata factor

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
  • * 1985 , Rudy von Bitter Rucker, The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes (page 43)
    • Your right half would move ana, let us say, and your left half would move kata . The two halves would, in their parallel spaces, move past the plane of rotation, and then they would swing back into our space.
  • * 2005 , Animation journal (volumes 13-15)
    • Added to the conventional FPS control keys are two extra keys that move the player in ana and kata direction in 4d space. If you go in this extra direction the space around you changes, the room transforms.
    Antonyms
    * ana

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    speaking

    English

    (wikipedia speaking)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Used in speaking.
    • one's normal speaking voice
  • Expressive; eloquent.
    • The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
  • Involving speaking.
    • It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
  • Having the ability of speech.
    • speaking parrot''; ''speaking clock
  • # (in compounds) Having competence in a language.
  • the English-speaking gentleman gave us directions; I travel in Russian-speaking countries; the French-speaking world listened in to the broadcast

    • Antonyms

    * (expressive) unspeaking * (involving speaking) nonspeaking

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
  • :I can read and understand mosts texts in German, but my speaking is awful.
  • The act of communicating vocally.
  • * 2011 , Jimmie W. Greene, ?Samuel D. Perry, Bridge Builder (page 50)
    • Sometimes, a brawl would erupt, as a result, but, in general, public speakings were peaceful events and essential ingredients for election to office.
  • An oral recitation of e.g. a story.

    • Verb

    (head)

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