In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
HYPSOGRAPHY
hypsometry, hypsography
(noun) measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
hypsography
(noun) the scientific study of the earth’s configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypsography (uncountable)
(science) The data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.
Synonyms
• hypsometry
Source: Wiktionary
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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