The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIRECTIVITY
directivity, directionality
(noun) the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; “the antenna received signals with no directivity”
directivity, directiveness
(noun) the quality of being directive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
directivity (countable and uncountable, plural directivities)
(physics, electrical engineering) A measure of the performance of an antenna compared to an isotropic antenna; the ratio of the maximum value of radiation intensity to the average radiation intensity.
(geology) Anisotropy in the propagation of earthquake waves in the direction of rupture.
(rare) Directionality
Source: Wiktionary
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