Foucault, Jean Bernard Leon Foucault
(noun) French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
4 November 2024
(noun) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); “economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
