ECHOMETER

E*chom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter: cf. F. échomètre.] (Mus)

Definition: A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds, and determining their different, and the relation of their intervals. J. J. Rousseau.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 January 2025

BOOK

(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”


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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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