In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DENSITIES
Noun
densities
plural of density
Anagrams
• destinies
Source: Wiktionary
DENSITY
Den"si*ty, n. Etym: [L. densitas; cf. F. densité.]
1. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.
2. (Physics)
Definition: The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard.
Note: For gases the standard substance is hydrogen, at a temperature of 0º Centigrade and a pressure of 760 millimeters. For liquids and solids the standard is water at a temperature of 4º Centigrade. The density of solids and liquids is usually called specific gravity, and the same is true of gases when referred to air as a standard.
3. (Photog.)
Definition: Depth of shade. Abney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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