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.
PHOTOMECHANICAL
photomechanical
(adjective) of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
photomechanical (not comparable)
of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically, and can contain both text and images
Source: Wiktionary
Pho`to*me*chan"ic*al, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, any photographic process in which a printing surface is obtained without the intervention of hand engraving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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