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key 1
(kē)n. pl. keys
1.
a. A notched and grooved, usually metal implement that is turned to open or close a lock.
b. A similar implement or an electronic device used for opening, winding, or starting something: the key of a wind-up alarm clock; the new car's electronic key.
c. A device, such as a wedge or pin, inserted to lock together mechanical or structural parts.
d. A keycard.
2. A determining factor in accomplishing or achieving something: One key to the store's success has been consistent customer service.
3.
a. Something that provides access to or understanding of something else: The key to the mystery was a drug store receipt.
b. A set of answers to a test.
c. A table, gloss, or cipher containing correspondences, as for decoding or interpreting something.
d. Computers A number used by a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt or decrypt data.
4. Architecture The keystone in the crown of an arch.
5.
a. A button or lever that is depressed to operate a machine.
b. A button that is depressed to cause a corresponding character or function to be typed or executed by a typewriter or to be accepted as input by a computer.
c. Music A button or lever that is depressed with the finger to produce or modulate the sound of an instrument, such as a clarinet or piano.
6. Music
a. A tonal system consisting of seven tones in fixed relationship to a tonic, having a characteristic key signature and being the structural foundation of the bulk of Western music; tonality.
b. The principal tonality of a work: an etude in the key of E.
7. The pitch of a voice or other sound.
8. A characteristic tone or level of intensity, as of a speech or sales campaign. Often used in combination: high-key; low-key.
9. Botany A samara.
10. An outline of the distinguishing characteristics of a group of organisms, used as a guide in taxonomic identification.
11. Basketball An area at each end of the court between the baseline and the foul line and including the jump-ball circle at the foul line: a jump shot from the top of the key.
12. The act of replacing portions of a video or photograph containing a preselected color with material from a separate image, as by chroma key.
adj.
Of crucial importance; significant: key decisions; the key element of the thesis.
v. keyed, key·ing, keys
v.tr.
1. To lock with a key.
2. To be the determining or crucial factor in: a double that keyed a three-run rally in the fifth inning.
3. Architecture To furnish (an arch) with a keystone.
4. Music To regulate the pitch of.
5. To bring into harmony; adjust or adapt: "achievement tests that are more clearly keyed to what students are held responsible for in high school" (New York Times).
6. To cause to pay attention to: school officials who were keyed into the dietary needs of students.
7. To supply with a key of correspondences or with corresponding references: keyed the pages in the edited book to illustrations in the manuscript.
8.
a. To operate (a device), as for typesetting, by means of a keyboard.
b. To enter (data) into a computer by means of a keyboard.
9. To identify (a biological specimen).
10. To vandalize or mar by scratching with a key: Vandals keyed the cars left in the parking garage.
11. To produce, replace, or include by chroma key.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To pay close attention; focus: improved service by keying on customer complaints; keyed into the main points of the lecture.
2. Sports To watch or cover an opposing player closely in an effort to limit the player's effectiveness. Used with on: "[She] still carries the burden of scoring ... even though opponents key on her throughout every game" (Josh Barr).
3. To replace portions of a video or photograph containing a preselected color with material from a separate image, as by chroma key.
key up
Idioms: To make intense, excited, or nervous: The actors were keyed up before the opening.
in key
In consonance with other factors.
out of key
Not in consonance with other factors.
[Middle English kai, kei, from Old English cǣg.]
key 2
(kē)n. pl. keys
A low offshore island or reef, especially in the Gulf of Mexico; a cay.
key 3
(kē)n. pl. keys Slang
A kilogram of marijuana, cocaine, or heroin.
[Shortening and alteration of kilogram.]
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key
(kiː)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a metal instrument, usually of a specifically contoured shape, that is made to fit a lock and, when rotated, operates the lock's mechanism
2. (Mechanical Engineering) any instrument that is rotated to operate a valve, clock winding mechanism, etc
3. (Mechanical Engineering) a small metal peg or wedge inserted into keyways
4. (Mechanical Engineering) any of a set of levers operating a typewriter, computer, etc
5. (Instruments) any of the visible parts of the lever mechanism of a musical keyboard instrument that when depressed set in motion the action that causes the instrument to sound
6. (Classical Music)
a. Also called: tonality any of the 24 major and minor diatonic scales considered as a corpus of notes upon which a piece of music draws for its tonal framework
b. the main tonal centre in an extended composition: a symphony in the key of F major.
c. the tonic of a major or minor scale
d. See tuning key
7. something that is crucial in providing an explanation or interpretation: the key to adult behaviour lies in childhood.
8. a means of achieving a desired end: the key to happiness.
9. a means of access or control: Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.
10. a list of explanations of symbols, codes, etc
11. a text that explains or gives information about a work of literature, art, or music
12. Also called: key move the correct initial move in the solution of a set problem
13. (Biology) biology a systematic list of taxonomic characteristics, used to identify animals or plants
14. (Photography) photog painting the dominant tonal value and colour intensity of a picture. See also low-key3, high-key
15. (Electrical Engineering) electrical engineering
a. a hand-operated device for opening or closing a circuit or for switching circuits
b. a hand-operated switch that is pressed to transmit coded signals, esp Morse code
16. (Building) the grooving or scratching of a surface or the application of a rough coat of plaster, etc, to provide a bond for a subsequent finish
17. pitch: he spoke in a low key.
18. a characteristic mood or style: a poem in a melancholic key.
19. level of intensity: she worked herself up to a high key.
20. (Railways) railways a wooden wedge placed between a rail and a chair to keep the rail firmly in place
21. (Building) a wedge for tightening a joint or for splitting stone or timber
22. (Building) short for keystone1
23. (Botany) botany any dry winged fruit, esp that of the ash
24. (Photography) (modifier) photog determining the tonal value of a photograph: flesh colour is an important key tone.
adj
of great importance; crucial: a key issue.
vb (mainly tr)
25. (foll by to) to harmonize (with): to key one's actions to the prevailing mood.
26. to adjust or fasten with a key or some similar device
27. to provide with a key or keys
28. (Law) to scratch the paintwork of (a car) with a key
29. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often foll by up) to locate the position of (a piece of copy, artwork, etc) on a layout by the use of symbols
30. (Computer Science) (also intr) another word for keyboard3
31. to include a distinguishing device in (an advertisement, etc), so that responses to it can be identified
32. (Building) to provide a keystone for (an arch)
[Old English cǣg; related to Old Frisian kēi, Middle Low German keie spear]
ˈkeyless adj
key
(kiː)n
(Physical Geography) a variant spelling of cay
Key
(kiː)n
(Biography) John (Phillip). born 1961, New Zealand politician; prime minister from 2008
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key1
(ki)n., pl. keys,
adj., v. n.
1. a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
2. any of various devices functioning as a key: the key of a clock.
3. something that affords a means to achive, master, or understand something else: the key to happiness; the key to training a dog.
4. something that controls entrance to a place: Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.
5. a book or other text containing the solutions or translations of material given elsewhere, as testing exercises.
6. a systematic explanation of abbreviations, symbols, and the like used in a dictionary, map, etc.: pronunciation key. Compare legend (def. 4).
7. the system, method, pattern, etc., used to decode or decipher a cryptogram.
8. one of the buttons on the keyboard of a typewriter, computer, or the like that are pressed to operate the device.
9.
a. (in a keyboard instrument) one of the levers that when depressed by the performer sets in motion the playing mechanism.
b. (on a woodwind instrument) a metal lever that opens and closes a vent.
c. the relationship perceived between all tones in a given unit of music and a single tone or a keynote; tonality.
d. the principal tonality of a composition.
10. tone or pitch, as of voice: to speak in a high key.
11. mood or characteristic style.
12. degree of intensity, as of feeling or action.
13. a pin, bolt, wedge, or other piece inserted in a space to lock or hold parts of a mechanism or structure together.
14. a contrivance for grasping and turning a bolt, nut, etc.
15. a group of characters that identifies a record in a database or other computer file.
16.
a. a device for opening and closing electrical contacts, as a lever used to produce signals in telegraphy.
b. a hand-operated switching device capable of switching one or more parts of a circuit.
17. Biol. a systematic tabular classification of the significant characteristics of the members of a group of organisms to facilitate identification and comparison.
18. Archit. a keystone or boss.
19. a wedge, as for tightening a joint or splitting a stone or timber.
21. the dominant tonal value of a photograph, high key being light tonal value with minimal contrast and low key being generally dark with minimal contrast.
22. Bot. a samara.
adj. 23. chief; major: a key industry; The decision will be key.
v.t. 24. to regulate or adjust (actions, thoughts, speech, etc.) to a particular state or activity; bring into conformity.
25. to provide with a key.
26. to mark or set (a text, layout, diagram, etc.) with symbols, letters, etc., as to show where certain matter should be inserted or to indicate where more detailed information can be found.
27. to lock with a key.
28. to provide (an arch or vault) with a keystone.
29. to keyboard (data) into a computer (sometimes fol. by in).
v.i. 30. to use a key.
31. to keyboard.
32. key (in) on, to single out as important.
33. key up, to increase tension in; stimulate.
[before 900; Middle English key(e), kay(e), Old English cǣg, cǣge; c. Old Frisian kei, kai]
key′less, adj.
key2
(ki)n., pl. keys.
a reef or low island; cay.
[1690–1700; < Sp cayo, probably < Arawak]
key3
(ki)n., pl. keys. Slang.
a kilogram of marijuana or a narcotic drug.
[1965–70, Amer.; shortening and resp. of kilogram]
Key
(ki)n.
Francis Scott, 1780–1843, U.S. lawyer: author of The Star-Spangled Banner.
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key
In cartography, a term sometimes loosely used as a synonym for "legend." See also blue key; drawing key; legend.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
key
Past participle: keyed
Gerund: keying
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| Noun | 1. |  key - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotatedbit - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" ignition key - a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine latchkey - key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door |
| 2. | key - something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration" explanation - thought that makes something comprehensible | |
| 3. | key - pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key" pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | |
| 4. |  key - any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of musicmusical notation - (music) notation used by musicians major key, major mode - a key whose harmony is based on the major scale minor key, minor mode - a key based on the minor scale | |
| 5. | key - a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin" | |
| 6. |  key - a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or mapleachene - small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall | |
| 7. |  Key - United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) | |
| 8. |  key - a coral reef off the southern coast of FloridaEverglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War coral reef - a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone | |
| 9. | key - (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop basketball court - the court on which basketball is played foul line - a line from which basketball players take penalty shots space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space" | |
| 10. | key - a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam" | |
| 11. | key - a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations key word - a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message | |
| 12. | key - a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people" | |
| 13. | key - mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles watch key - winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches | |
| 14. | key - the central building block at the top of an arch or vault arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it building block - a block of material used in construction work | |
| 15. | key - a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed action mechanism, action - the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" command key, control key - (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters keyboard - device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum return key, return - the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed shift key, shift - the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters space bar - the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used telegraph key - key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed | |
| Verb | 1. | key - identify as in botany or biology, for example |
| 2. | key - provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" | |
| 3. | key - vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" | |
| 4. | key - regulate the musical pitch of music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) | |
| 5. | key - harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude" | |
| Adj. | 1. | key - serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" |
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key
noun
2. tone, sound, pitch, timbre, modulation the key of A minor
3. guide, explanation, interpretation, indicator, translation, glossary You will find a key at the start of the book.
adjective
1. essential, leading, major, main, important, chief, necessary, basic, vital, crucial, principal, fundamental, decisive, indispensable, pivotal He is expected to be the key witness at the trial.
essential minor, secondary, subsidiary, superficial
essential minor, secondary, subsidiary, superficial
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key
nounadjective
1. Most important, influential, or significant:
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Translations
أهم شَخْص أو شيءمُصْطَلَحات الخريطَهمِفْتاحمِفْتَاحٌمِفتاح آلة الطِّباعَه
klávesaklíčklíčovýtónina
nøgletasttangenttoneartsymbolforklaring
ŝlosilo
avainnäppäinsävellajisyöttääkirjoittaa
ključtipka
kulcsbillentyűhangnem
kunci
lykilllykill aî lausnlykill, hnappurnóta, snertilltáknlykill
キー鍵
열쇠키
clavis
klavišasklavišinisklavišinis instrumentaslegendapagrindinė mintis
atrisinājumsatslēgagalvenaiskodstaustiņš
cheie
klávesakľúčový
ključtipkavtipkatilegenda
knappnyckeltangent
กุญแจปุ่ม
chìa khoáchìa khóakhoáphím
key
[kiː]A. N
4. (to map, diagram) → explicación f de los signos convencionales
B. ADJ (= crucial) [issue, job, role, witness] → clave adj inv
he is a key figure in the negotiations → es una figura clave en las negociaciones
all the key positions in the company are held by men → todos los puestos clave de la compañía están ocupados por hombres
he is a key figure in the negotiations → es una figura clave en las negociaciones
all the key positions in the company are held by men → todos los puestos clave de la compañía están ocupados por hombres
C. VT (Comput, Typ) (also key in, key up) → teclear
D. CPD key card N (for hotel room) → tarjeta f de acceso
key money N → entrada f
key ring N → llavero m
key money N → entrada f
key ring N → llavero m
key in VT + ADV (Comput, Typ) → teclear
key up VT + ADV
1. to be all keyed up (= tense) → estar nervioso; (= excited) → estar entusiasmado
the children were too keyed up to go to bed → los niños estaban demasiado entusiasmados para acostarse
they are all keyed up to make a good impression when she arrives → están nerviosos porque quieren causarle una buena impresión cuando llegue
the children were too keyed up to go to bed → los niños estaban demasiado entusiasmados para acostarse
they are all keyed up to make a good impression when she arrives → están nerviosos porque quieren causarle una buena impresión cuando llegue
2. (Comput, Typ) → teclear
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key
[ˈkiː] n
[door, house, car, bag] → clé f, clef f
the key to success → la clé du succès
the key to sth [+ victory, mystery] → la clé de qch
to hold the key to sth (= be the decisive factor in) [person] → détenir la clé de qch; [thing] → être la clé de qch
the key to doing sth (= decisive factor in) → la clé pour faire qch
the key to success → la clé du succès
the key to sth [+ victory, mystery] → la clé de qch
to hold the key to sth (= be the decisive factor in) [person] → détenir la clé de qch; [thing] → être la clé de qch
the key to doing sth (= decisive factor in) → la clé pour faire qch
(MUSIC) → clé f
[piano, keyboard] → touche f
(on map) → légende f
adj [issue, factor] → clé, -clé; [role, player] → clé
Confidence, we know, is the key factor in any successful career → La confiance, nous le savons, est le facteur clé dans la réussite de toute carrière., La confiance, nous le savons, est le facteur-clé dans la réussite de toute carrière.
to be key (= crucial) → être l'élément clé
to be key in achieving sth (= crucial) → être l'élément clé dans la réussite de qch
Marketing and public relations are key to getting a product recognized in the market → Le marketing et les relations publiques sont des éléments clés dans la reconnaissance d'un produit sur le marché.
Confidence, we know, is the key factor in any successful career → La confiance, nous le savons, est le facteur clé dans la réussite de toute carrière., La confiance, nous le savons, est le facteur-clé dans la réussite de toute carrière.
to be key (= crucial) → être l'élément clé
to be key in achieving sth (= crucial) → être l'élément clé dans la réussite de qch
Marketing and public relations are key to getting a product recognized in the market → Le marketing et les relations publiques sont des éléments clés dans la reconnaissance d'un produit sur le marché.
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key
n
→ Schlüssel m
(fig: = solution) → Schlüssel m; education is the key to success → Bildung ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg; the key to the mystery → der Schlüssel zum Geheimnis, des Rätsels Lösung; this was the key to the murderer’s identity → das gab Aufschluss darüber or das gab den Hinweis, wer der Mörder war
(= answers) → Lösungen pl, → Schlüssel m; (Sch) → Schlüssel m, → Lehrerheft nt; (Math etc) → Lösungsheft nt; (for maps etc) → Zeichenerklärung f
(of piano, typewriter, Comput) → Taste f
(Mus) → Tonart f; to sing off key → falsch singen; change of key → Tonartwechsel m, → Modulation f; in the key of C → in C-Dur/c-Moll
(Build) → Untergrund m
adj attr (= vital) → Schlüssel-, wichtigste(r, s); witness → wichtigste(r, s); key area → Schlüsselbereich m; key factor → Schlüsselfaktor m → (in sth bei etw); education is a key issue → Bildung ist eines der entscheidenden Themen; key industry → Schlüsselindustrie f; key man → Schlüsselfigur f; key point → springender Punkt; key position → Schlüsselposition or -stellung f; key question → Schlüsselfrage f; key role → Schlüsselrolle f
vt
speech etc (to or for one’s audience) → (auf jdn) abstimmen or zuschneiden (→ to, for auf +acc), → anpassen (→ to, for +dat)
key
:key card
n → Schlüsselkarte f
key case
n → Schlüsseletui nt
key chord
n (Mus) → Grunddreiklang m
key currency
n (Fin) → Leitwährung f
key
:key money
n → Provision f, → Schlüsselgeld nt
keynote
adj attr key speech (Pol etc) → programmatische Rede
keynoter
n (Pol) jd, der eine programmatische Rede hält
keypad
n (Comput) → Tastenfeld nt
keyring
n → Schlüsselring m
key signature
n (Mus) → Tonartbezeichnung f
keystone
n (Archit) → Schlussstein m; (fig) → Grundpfeiler m
keystroke
n → Anschlag m
keyword
n
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key
[kiː]1. n
2. adj (vital, position, industry, man) → chiave inv
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key
(kiː) noun1. an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned. Have you the key for this door?
2. in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes. piano keys.
3. in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.
4. the scale in which a piece of music is set. What key are you singing in?; the key of F.
5. something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc. the key to the whole problem.
6. in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.
adjective most important. key industries; He is a key man in the firm.
ˈkeyboard noun1. the keys in a piano, typewriter etc arranged along or on a flat board. The pianist sat down at the keyboard and began to play; A computer keyboard looks like that of a typewriter; (also adjective) harpsichords and other early keyboard instruments.
2. any keyboard (musical) instrument.
ˈkeyhole noun the hole in which a key of a door etc is placed. The child looked through the keyhole to see if his teacher was still with his parents.
keyhole surgery noun surgery done through a very small cut in the body.
ˈkeynote noun1. the chief note in a musical key.
2. the chief point or theme (of a lecture etc).
keyed up excited; tense.
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key
→ مِفْتَاحٌ klávesa, klíč nøgle, tast Schlüssel, Taste κλειδί, πλήκτρο clave, llave, tecla avain, näppäin clé, touche ključ, tipka chiave, tasto キー, 鍵 열쇠, 키 sleutel, toets nøkkel, tangent klawisz, klucz chave, tecla клавиша, ключ knapp, nyckel กุญแจ, ปุ่ม anahtar, tuş chìa khóa, phím 按键, 钥匙Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
key
n. llave; [clue, reference] clave.
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- The key, please
- The key for room number two hundred and two
- The key doesn't work
- Where do we get the key ...?
- Which is the key to the back door? (US)
Which is the key for the back door? (UK) - Which is the key to the front door? (US)
Which is the key for the front door? (UK) - Which is the key to the garage? (US)
Which is the key for the garage? (UK) - Which is the key to this door? (US)
Which is the key for this door? (UK) - What's this key for?
- We need a second key
- Where do we hand in the key when we're leaving?
- My key doesn't work
- I'm having trouble with the key
- I've forgotten the key
- May I have a key? (US)
Can I have a key? (UK)
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