You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
gnomonic (not comparable)
(cartography) Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gno*mon"ic, Gno*mon"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. gnomonicus, Gr. gnomonique. See Gnomon.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the gnomon, or the art of dialing. Gnomonic projection, a projection of the circles of the sphere, in which the point of sight is taken at the center of the sphere, and the principal plane is tangent to the surface of the sphere. "The gnomonic projection derives its name from the connection between the methods of describing it and those for the construction of a gnomon or dial." Cyc. of Arts & Sciences.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.