Knot
101knot diagram — noun A representation in the plane of a knot, with no triple points …
102knot points — The points on a yield curve for which there are observable prices for traded instruments. Rates for all maturity points between the knot points are filled in using any one of a variety of techniques for yield curve smoothing. See smoothing.… …
103knot·ted — /ˈnɑːtəd/ adj 1 : having a knot or knots a knotted rope/cord/string 2 : ↑knotty 1 knotted pine get knotted Brit slang used in speech as a rude way to tell someone to go away or to show that you are annoyed with someone …
104knot — 1) speed in nautical miles per hour, 1.0 INM/h, 1.15 m.p.h. or 1.8532 km/h. Abbreviated as kn. Originally measured by throwing a log overboard and measuring distance by a knotted line 2) a fold in fishing line as a means of connecting lines,… …
105knot. — A speed of one nautical mile an hour. A ship does eight knots or it does eight nautical miles an hour, but not eight knots an hour. A nautical mile equals 1.15 land miles, and in most contexts the reader will appreciate having that difference… …
106knot — not …
107knot — sb. 1479 B. v. a. Alys. 4075 …
108knot — nÉ‘t /nÉ’t n. rope (or string, etc.) that has been tied together to create a fastening; tangle; unit of speed which equals one nautical mile per hour (6076 feet per hour); bulge, lump, nodule (in wood, etc.); group, cluster; complicated problem v …
109knot — A speed of 1 NM/h, 1.1508 statute miles/hour, 1.852 km/h, or 0.5144 m/s. It is the most common measure of speed used in aerial navigation …
110knot — tonk …
