name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #62937)
noun: (martial arts) Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.
noun: (in combination) A drop (in temperature).
adverb: In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
noun: (by extension, programming) Ellipsis of code kata., a short programming exercise to improve one's skills through practice and repetition.
noun: Ellipsis of kata thermometer.. [(measuring instrument) A device consisting principally of an alcohol thermometer, used to measure air cooling power and, indirectly, small wind speeds in circulating air, by measuring the time taken for the temperature of the bulb of alcohol to make a specified drop (100° to 95°F).]
noun: Alternative form of gata (“type of Armenian pastry”) [A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries.]
