The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
ACCELEROMETER
accelerometer
(noun) an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
accelerometer (plural accelerometers)
An instrument for measuring acceleration.
An instrument made for detecting and measuring vibrations.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cel`er*om"e*ter, n. Etym: [Accelerate + -meter.]
Definition: An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
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