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.
SCALER
scaler
(noun) an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scaler (plural scalers)
An electronic circuit that aggregates many signals into one.
An electronic or computer system that adjusts the size of a signal or graphic to fit on a screen etc.
One who scales.
A tool or device for scaling fish.
Anagrams
• Casler, Clares, carles, clears, lacers, sarcel, sarcle, sclera
Source: Wiktionary
Scal"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, scales; specifically, a dentist's instrument for removing tartar from the teeth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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