Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
RADIOMETER
radiometer
(noun) meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radiometer (plural radiometers)
A device that measures radiant energy.
Anagrams
• remediator, retroamide
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`di*om"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. radius radius + -meter: cf. F. radiomètre.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A forestaff.
2. (Physics)
Definition: An instrument designed for measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy.
Note: It consists of a number of light discs, blackened on one side, placed at the ends of extended arms, supported on an a pivot in an exhausted glass vessel. When exposed to rays of light or heat, the arms rotate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
29 March 2025
THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
Coffee Trivia
