Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
ANACLASTIC
Etymology
Adjective
anaclastic (not comparable)
Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water.
Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.
Source: Wiktionary
An`a*clas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Opt.)
Definition: Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves.
2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass. Anaclastic glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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