/ Dictionary / Index K kurtosis: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: kur•to•sis Pronunciation: (kûr-tō'sis), [key] — n. Statistics. the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. kurta kuru Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language