PONDERANCE

Etymology

Noun

ponderance (countable and uncountable, plural ponderances)

weight; gravity

Source: Wiktionary


Pon"der*ance, n. Etym: [L. ponderans, p. pr. of ponderare to weigh: cf. OF. ponderant of weight.]

Definition: Weight; gravity. [R.] Gregory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



Word of the Day

15 November 2024

HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

coffee icon