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.
ORBITALLY
Etymology
Adverb
orbitally (not comparable)
(sciences) By means of or in relation to orbit
(physics, chemistry) By means of or in relation to an orbital or orbitals
Source: Wiktionary
ORBITAL
Or"bit*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to an orbit. "Orbital revolution." J. D. Forbes. Orbital index (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the vertical height to the transverse width of the orbit, which is taken as the standard, equal to 100.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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