EXCEEDANCE

exceedance

(noun) (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; “the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling”

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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1 October 2024

CALPAC

(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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