According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
HOMOIOTHERMAL
Etymology
Adjective
homoiothermal (not comparable)
(biology) Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal; homothermic; applied to warm-blooded animals.
Source: Wiktionary
Ho*moi`o*ther"mal, a. Etym: [Gr. thermal.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Maintaining a uniform temperature; hæmatothermal; homothermic;
– applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal) animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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14 November 2024
FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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