ALLOMETRIC

allometric

(adjective) relating to or marked by allometry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

allometric (comparative more allometric, superlative most allometric)

Of or pertaining to allometry

(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population

Source: Wiktionary



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(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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