K-selected
Ecology.
1.
selection occurring when a population is at or near the carrying capacity of the environment, which is usually stable: tends to favor individuals that successfully compete for resources and produce few, slowly developing young, and results in a stable population of long-lived individuals.
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- K-selection
Ecology. 1. selection occurring when a population is at or near the carrying capacity of the environment, which is usually stable: tends to favor individuals that successfully compete for resources and produce few, slowly developing young, and results in a stable population of long-lived individuals. Compare .
- K-series
[key-seer-eez] /ˈkeɪˌsɪər iz/ noun, Physics. 1. See under . [key-lahyn] /ˈkeɪˌlaɪn/ noun, Physics. 1. one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- Ksg
abbreviation 1. Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great (a Papal honorary title)
- Ksh
Korn Shell
- Kshatriya
[ksha-tree-uh] /ˈkʃæ tri ə/ noun 1. a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans. /ˈkʃætrɪə/ noun 1. a member of the second of the four main Hindu castes, the warrior caste