There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
MEGASCOPIC
megascopic, gross
(adjective) visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
megascopic (not comparable)
Visible to the naked eye.
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Synonyms
• (visible to the naked eye): macroscopic
Antonyms
• (visible to the naked eye): microscopic
Source: Wiktionary
Meg`a*scop"ic, Meg`a*scop"ic*al, a.
1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the megascope or the projection upon a screen of images of opaque objects. (b) Enlarged or magnified; -- said of images or of photographic pictures, etc.
2. (Geol.) Large enough to be seen; --said of the larger structural features and components of rocks which do not require the use of the microscope to be perceived. Opposed to microscopic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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