In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHOTOCONDUCTION
photoconduction, photoconductivity
(noun) change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
photoconduction (uncountable)
A change (normally an increase) in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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