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.
OSCILLATOR
oscillator
(noun) generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oscillator (plural oscillators)
A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
(cellular automata) A pattern that returns to its original state, in the same orientation and position, after a finite number of generations.
Hyponyms
• (cellular automata): pentadecathlon
Source: Wiktionary
Os"cil*la`tor, n. One that oscillates; specif.: (a) (Elec.)
Definition: Any device for producing electric oscillations; esp., an apparatus for generating electric waves in a system of wireless telegraphy. (b) (Mech.) An instrument for measuring rigidity by the torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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