kiato

1. (noun) (valuables) safe.

kiato

1. (verb) to be tightly packed, compact.

Kia kiato! (W 1971:116). / Keep close together!

2. (modifier) tightly packed, compact.

Me pēpehi atu tēnā onepū ki tō ringa, kia noho kiato ki te pākete (HJ 2012:252). / That sand should be pressed with your hand so that it is compact in the bucket.

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3. (noun) density, compactness, solidity.

He tino kiato te totoka nā te noho pipiri o ngā ngota (RP 2009:252). / Solids have a high density because of the closeness of the atoms (RP 2009:252).

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kīato

1. (noun) canoe seat, thwart - the crosspiece forming a seat for a paddler in a canoe.

Whakaputaia atu i tētahi kīato ki tētahi atu, kia toru kīato e mau ai te taura, kei makere i te ngaru (JPS 1990:147). / He made it come round from one thwart to the other, so there would be three thwarts holding the rope, in case it be taken by the waves.

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wheua kiato

1. (noun) compact bone tissue.

kiato kākano

1. (noun) ovary.

atua kiato

1. (noun) god sticks.

Ko te atua kiato he rākau whakairo ka titia ki te one (Te Ara 2015). / Atua kiato were carved wooden pegs, which were inserted into the ground.

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tau kiato

1. (noun) compact numeral.

I roto i ēnei tau, e piri tahi ana ngā mati. Koirā i kīia ai he tau kiato (TRP 2010:272). / Within these numbers the digits are written in close together. That is called a compact number.

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ine kiato wai

1. (noun) hydrometer.

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