The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ISOCHROMATIC
Etymology
Adjective
isochromatic (not comparable)
(optics) Having the same colour or wavelength.
Of or corresponding to constant colour.
Of uniform colour.
Source: Wiktionary
I`so*chro*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Iso- + chromatic.] (Opt.)
Definition: Having the same color; connecting parts having the same color, as lines drawn through certain points in experiments on the chromatic effects of polarized light in crystals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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