Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DYNAMOMETER
dynamometer, ergometer
(noun) measuring instrument designed to measure power
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dynamometer (plural dynamometers)
Any of various devices used to measure mechanical power, force, or torque.
Source: Wiktionary
Dy`na*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dynamomètre. See Dynameter.]
Definition: An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to operate machinery.
Note: It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an index, or automatic recorder, to show the work performed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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