ORTHOSTATIC

orthostatic

(adjective) pertaining to an upright standing posture; “orthostatic hypotension”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

orthostatic (not comparable)

Relating to orthostasis / orthostatism

(archaeology) Relating to an orthostat

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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