kerning
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The meaning (definition) of the word kerning
the space between letters in a printed word
The word kerning used in a sentence
“The space between letters is called kerning in printing.”
Words that mean the same as kerning (synonyms)
spacing
How the word kerning is said around the world
| French | crénage (kraynahzh) |
| Spanish | espaciado entre caracteres (ayspahthyahthoh ayntray kahrahktayrays) |
| Mandarin | 字距调整 (zì jù tiáo zhěng) |
| Hindi | कर्निंग (kuhrneeng) |
| Arabic | تباعد الأحرف (tahbowd ahlhrf) |
| Russian | кернинг (kerning) |
| Portuguese (EU) | espaçamento entre letras (shpuhsuhmayngtw ayngtri laytruhsh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | espaçamento entre letras (ayspahsamayngtw ayngtrew laytras) |
| Japanese | カーニング (kaaningu) |
| German | Kerning (kerning) |
| Urdu | کارننگ (kahrning) |
| Punjabi | ਕਰਨਿੰਗ (kuhruhning) |
| Korean | 커닝 (keoning) |
| Hebrew | צימוד (tseemvd) |
| Greek | πύκνωση πυρήνα (puknose purena) |
| Dutch | kerning (kerning) |
| Tagalog | kerning (kerneeng) |
| Vietnamese | khoảng cách giữa các chữ (khwahng kayurky zewuh kahurky chew) |
| Turkish | harf aralığı (hahrf ahrahluuu) |
| Persian | هسته بندی (hahstay bahndee) |
| Polish | kerning (kernyeengk) |
| Ukrainian | кернінг (kerninh) |
| Bengali | কার্নিং (kahrneeng) |
| Swedish | kerning (sherning) |
| Italian | spaziatura tra i rami (spahtsyahtoorah trah ee rahmi) |
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