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.
CHRONOSCOPE
chronoscope
(noun) an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chronoscope (plural chronoscopes)
An optical instrument used to measure very small time intervals with precision.
Synonyms
• chronometer
Anagrams
• conchospore
Source: Wiktionary
Chron"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Definition: An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of short-lived luminous phenomena, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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