clonus
(noun) convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clonus (plural clonuses)
(medicine) A muscular spasm with regular contractions.
• UNCLOS, cluons, consul
Source: Wiktionary
Clo"nus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. violent, confused motion.] (Med.)
Definition: A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of the muscle, -- a sign of certain neuropathies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
