In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ORTHOGONALLY
Etymology
Adverb
orthogonally (comparative more orthogonally, superlative most orthogonally)
In an orthogonal manner; perpendicularly; at right angles
Source: Wiktionary
Or*thog"o*nal*ly, adv.
Definition: Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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