kata /ˈkætə/noun 4adverb 1forms 3 noun4 •Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.About fifty kata, or "formal exercises," are practiced at the present time, some having been passed down from generation to generation, others having been developed fairly recently. — 1979 •A short programming exercise to improve one's skills through practice and repetition.These kata will give you the C# syntax for inheritance. — 2020 •Ellipsis of kata thermometer. •[in compounds] A drop (in temperature). adverb1 •In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension. formskatas · more kata · most kata
