AUXOMETERS

Noun

auxometers

plural of auxometer

Source: Wiktionary


AUXOMETER

Aux*om"e*ter, n. [Gr. to increase + -meter.] (Optics)

Definition: An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or system of lenses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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