Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ISOBAR
isobar
(noun) (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
isobar (plural isobars)
(meteorology) A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure.
(nuclear physics) Either of two nuclides of different elements having the same mass number.
(thermodynamics) A set of points or conditions at constant pressure.
Usage notes
• (meteorology)
Anagrams
• Borias, boiars
Source: Wiktionary
I"so*bar, n. Etym: [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.)
Definition: A line connecting or marking places upon the surface of the earth where height of the barometer reduced to sea level is the same either at a given time, or for a certain period (mean height), as for a year; an isopiestic line. [Written also isobare.]
I"so*bar, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being equal in weight, especially in atmospheric pressure. Also, the theory, method, or application of isobaric science.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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