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 teacher will fix the kerning on our school sign.”
Words that mean the same as kerning (synonyms)
spacing
How the word kerning is said around the world
| French | crénage (kray-NAHZH) |
| Spanish | espaciado entre caracteres (ays-pahth-YAH-thoh aynt-ray kah-rahk-TAY-rays) |
| Mandarin | 字距调整 (dzee jew tyow juhng) |
| Hindi | कर्निंग (kuhr-NEENG) |
| Arabic | تباعد الأحرف (TAH-bow-d ahlhrf) |
| Russian | кернинг (kyeer-NYEENK) |
| Portuguese (EU) | espaçamento entre letras (shpuh-suh-MAYNGTW AYNGT-ri LAYT-ruhsh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | espaçamento entre letras (ays-pah-sa-MAYNGTW AYNGT-rew LAYT-ras) |
| Japanese | カーニング (kahneenggu) |
| German | Kerning (KER-ning) |
| Urdu | کارننگ (KAHR-ning) |
| Punjabi | ਕਰਨਿੰਗ (kuh-ruh-NING) |
| Korean | 자간 (JA-gan) |
| Hebrew | צימוד (tseemvd) |
| Greek | διάστημα γραμμάτων (DHYAH-stee-mah ghrahm-MAH-tohn) |
| Dutch | kerning (KER-ning) |
| Tagalog | kerning (KER-neeng) |
| Vietnamese | khoảng cách giữa các chữ (khwahng KAY-urky ZEW-uh kah-urky chew) |
| Turkish | harf aralığı (hahrf ah-rah-lu-u-U) |
| Persian | فاصله حروف (FAH-seh-leh ho-ROOF) |
| Polish | kerning (KER-nyeengk) |
| Ukrainian | кернінг (KER-nyeenh) |
| Bengali | কার্নিং (KAHR-neeng) |
| Swedish | kerning (SHER-ning) |
| Italian | spaziatura tra le lettere (spah-tsyah-TOO-rah trah leh LEHT-teh-reh) |
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