The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
ACNODE
Etymology
Noun
acnode (plural acnodes)
(geometry) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.
Anagrams
• Canedo, Cedano, Deacon, canoed, deacon
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"node, n. Etym: [L. acus needle + E. node.] (Geom.)
Definition: An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coördinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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