Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
ELECTROSCOPES
Noun
electroscopes
plural of electroscope
Source: Wiktionary
ELECTROSCOPE
E*lec"tro*scope, n. Etym: [Electro- + -scope: cf. F. électroscope.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like. Condensing electroscope (Physics), a form of electroscope in which an increase of sensibility is obtained by the use of a condenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
28 November 2024
SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Coffee Trivia
