ameba, amoeba
(noun) naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)
(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
(mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
(slang) An asexual.
Source: Wiktionary
A*moe"ba, n; pl. L. Amoebæ; E. Amoebas. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
