paresis
(noun) a slight or partial paralysis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paresis (countable and uncountable, plural pareses)
A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas.
Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis.
• Arispes, Parises, Serapis, aspires, praises, spireas
Source: Wiktionary
Par"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
