DIAPHANOSCOPE

Di`a*phan"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.] (Photog.)

Definition: A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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