According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
DEFLECTIONS
Noun
deflections
plural of deflection
Source: Wiktionary
DEFLECTION
De*flec"tion, n. Etym: [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F. déflexion.]
1. The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation. The other leads to the same point, through certain deflections. Lowth.
2. (Gunnery)
Definition: The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
3. (Opt.)
Definition: A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
4. (Engin.)
Definition: The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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