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.
CYCLOIDAL
cycloid, cycloidal
(adjective) resembling a circle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cycloidal (comparative more cycloidal, superlative most cycloidal)
pertaining to or resembling a cycloid, or a circle.
Synonyms
• circular
• cycloid
Source: Wiktionary
Cy*cloid"al (-al), a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, a cycloid; as, the cycloidal space is the space contained between a cycloid and its base. Cycloidal engine. See Geometric lathe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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