GLISSETTE

Glis*sette", n. Etym: [F., fr. glisser to slip.] (Math.)

Definition: The locus described by any point attached to a curve that slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 November 2024

MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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