According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
DIOPTRICAL
Adjective
dioptrical (comparative more dioptrical, superlative most dioptrical)
Alternative form of dioptric
dioptrical principles
Source: Wiktionary
Di*op"tric, Di*op"tric*al, a. Etym: [Gr. dioptrique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system; a dioptric glass or telescope. "Dioptrical principles." Nichol. Dioptric curve (Geom.), a Cartesian oval. See under Cartesian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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