In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HODOSCOPE
hodoscope
(noun) (physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hodoscope (plural hodoscopes)
(physics) A device, consisting of multiple detectors, that is used to track the path of cosmic rays and other subatomic particles
Source: Wiktionary
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17 September 2024
SPOT
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
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