In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PHOTOELASTICITY
Etymology
Noun
photoelasticity (countable and uncountable, plural photoelasticities)
a technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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