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kis

noun

plural of ki

as in energies

a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings martial artists learn to use ki to fend off would-be attackers

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Using a form of spectroscopy, the team then tracked changes in the electrons' energies over trillionths of a second.

— Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
At higher energies, however, the signal began to level off, a behavior known as saturation.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of energies

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Using a quantum memory made of crystal vibrations, ETH Zürich researchers ran quantum algorithms with a single superconducting qubit.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Instead of blasting audio directly into your ear canals, this tech works a bit like magic by sending tiny mechanical vibrations from your facial bones to your inner ear.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of vibrations

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The week will start dry and warmer than normal, but rain chances return Tuesday and could dampen Halloween spirits, with a 40% chance of rain Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
As the Commander of the crew, my main responsibilities were to make sure the crew was safe, in good health and spirits, getting along well and on top of their work.

— Michaela Musilova, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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