Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
OPHTHALMOMETER
Etymology
Noun
ophthalmometer (plural ophthalmometers)
(physiology) An instrument for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.
Source: Wiktionary
Oph`thal*mom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.] (Physiol.)
Definition: An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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