Keel (disambiguation)
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Keel may be:
This meaning has given rise to many other related uses of the word in biology and natural history, including:
Other meanings:
stands for "Knowledge Extraction based on Evolutionary Learning";a software tool developed to build and use different Data Mining models
- KeelKeelIn boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, in British and American shipbuilding traditions the construction is dated from this event...
, the central beam of the hull of a boat
This meaning has given rise to many other related uses of the word in biology and natural history, including:
- Keel (bird)Keel (bird)A keel or carina in bird anatomy is an extension of the sternum which runs axially along the midline of the sternum and extends outward, perpendicular to the plane of the ribs. The keel provides an anchor to which a bird's wing muscles attach, thereby providing adequate leverage for flight...
, a perpendicular extension of a bird's breastbone, to which wing muscles anchor - Keel (slugSlugSlug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
) is a morphological feature on the back of some land slugs which resembles the keel of an upturned boat - Keel in a (gastropod shellGastropod shellThe gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage...
) is a sharp ridge or edge at the shoulder or the center of periphery of the whorls of a snail shell - Keel (petal), the two bottom petalPetalPetals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They often are brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. Together, all of the petals of a flower are called a corolla. Petals are usually accompanied by another set of special leaves called sepals lying...
s, below the wings, in flowers of the subfamily Faboideae of the flowering plant family Fabaceae. They are sometimes joined to form a structure whose shape resembles the keel of a boat. - Sagittal KeelSagittal KeelThe Sagittal keel is a thickening of bone on part or all of the midline of the frontal, or parietals where they meet along the sagittal suture, or on both bones. Sagittal keels occur in Homo erectus and occasionally Homo heidelbergensis, where they probably served as an armour against shock to the...
, a feature of the skull - The caudal keel in fish anatomyFish anatomyFish anatomy is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs more light than air does.- Body :...
is a strengthening ridge at the base of the tail
Other meanings:
- KeelboatKeelboatKeelboat has two distinct meanings related to two different types of boats: one a riverine cargo-capable working boat, and the other a classification for small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yachts.-Historical keel-boats:...
or "keel", a flat-bottomed boat designed for use on rivers - Humber keelHumber KeelThe Humber Keel was a type of sail craft used for inshore and inland cargo transport around Hull and the Humber Estuary, in the United Kingdom, particularly through the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
a type of boat used on the Humber estuary in England - KEELKEELKEEL is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Shreveport area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programing from ABC Radio and airs Louisiana Tech games.From 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays,...
, an AM radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana - Keel Lorenz, a character in the TV anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Keel (band)Keel (band)Keel is an American heavy metal band founded in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. They were known for their rock anthem "The Right to Rock." The band was active until 1989, with a brief reunion in 1998. Keel reunited in 2008 and is currently touring for their 25th anniversary.-History:Keel was...
, a heavy metal group in the 1980s- Keel (album)Keel (album)Keel is the fourth album by the glam metal band Keel, released on June 21, 1987. This was the last album to feature guitarists Marc Ferrari and Brian Jay, as they left the band a year later...
- Keel (album)
- Keel, County MayoKeel, County MayoKeel is a village on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland....
, town on Achill Island, Ireland. - Keel, a parish of Castlemaine, County KerryCastlemaine, County KerryCastlemaine is a small town in County Kerry, southwest Ireland. It lies on the N70 national secondary road between Killorglin and Tralee.-History:...
, Ireland
Software
Keel (software)Keel (software)
KEEL is a suite of machine learning software tools, developed under the Spanish National Project TIC2002-04036-C05, TIN2005-08386-C05 and TIN2008-06681-C06.-Description:...
stands for "Knowledge Extraction based on Evolutionary Learning";a software tool developed to build and use different Data Mining models
People with surname Keel
- Adam Dario KeelAdam Dario KeelAdam Dario Keel is a Swiss artist.-References:...
a Swiss visual artist Art brut, *1924 - Carl Eugen KeelCarl Eugen KeelCarl Eugen Keel was a Swiss painter. He is principally known for his woodcuts, usually portraying town life, and often hand-coloured. Less well known are his oil paintings, watercolours, wood carvings and wrought iron sculptures.-References:...
a Swiss visual artist Expressionism, 1885–1961 - Frederick KeelFrederick KeelJames Frederick Keel was an English composer of art songs, baritone singer and academic. Keel was a successful recitalist and a professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music. He combined scholarly and artistic interest in English songs and their history. His free settings of Elizabethan and...
, composer, 1871–1954 - Howard KeelHoward KeelHarold Clifford Keel , known professionally as Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer. He starred in many film musicals of the 1950s...
(His real name is: Harold Clifford Leek) American actor who starred in classic motion picture musicals, 1919–2004 - Jenny Keel; a bluegrass-bassist
- Larry Keel a bluegrass-singer and songwriter, *1968
- John KeelJohn KeelJohn Alva Keel, born Alva John Kiehle was an American journalist and influential UFOlogist best known as author of The Mothman Prophecies.-Biography:...
an author, journalist and ufologist - Leslie KeelLeslie KeelLeslie Keel born Leslie Grace Keel has worked as production designer on numerous independent films such as May, April's Shower, and Dead Birds, and in the art departments of many others, including The Rat Pack and My Father's House. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of...
a motion picture production designer - Lewis Keel, an American jazz- saxophonist
- Othmar Keel, a Swiss scientist
- Philipp KeelPhilipp KeelPhilipp Keel is a Swiss artist and writer based in Zurich, Switzerland and Los Angeles, California.Keel achieved critical and popular acclaim after the best-selling All About Me, a book series with over three million copies in print. Central to his work are caricature, the beauty of details, light,...
, a Swiss artist - Ron KeelRon KeelRon Keel is a Heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day, including the glam metal band Keel.-Biography:...
a heavy metal vocalist and guitarist