kos

¹

Or coss

[kohs]

noun

plural

kos 

1. a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).

Kos

²

Or Cos

[kos, kaws]

noun

1. one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the southwestern coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).

Kos

¹

/ kɒs /

noun

1. an island in the SE Aegean Sea, in the Greek Dodecanese Islands: separated from SW Turkey by the Kos Channel ; settled in ancient times by Dorians and became famous for literature and medicine. Pop: 30 947 (2001). Area: 282 sq km (109 sq miles)

kos

²

/ kəʊs /

noun

1. Also called: coss. an Indian unit of distance having different values in different localities. It is usually between 1 and 3 miles or 1 and 5 kilometres

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kos¹

< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kos¹

from Hindi kōs

Example Sentences

The European commissioner for enlargement, Marta Kos, criticised the bill's adoption.

From BBC

"The dismantling of key safeguards protecting Nabu's independence is a serious step back," Kos wrote on social media, saying the two bodies were "essential" for Ukraine's EU path.

From BBC

Although the study was small, with just 55 participants, its results suggest large language models could affect our memory, attention and creativity, said Nataliya Kos'myna, the leader of the “Your Brain on LLM” project, and a research scientist at the MIT Media Lab.

From Salon

After writing the essay, 85% of the group using Google and the group using their brains could recall a quote from their writing, compared to only 20% of those who used large language models, Kos'myna said.

From Salon

Specifically, activity in the regions of the brain corresponding to language processing, imagination and creative writing in students using large language models were reduced compared to students in other groups, Kos'myna said.

From Salon