The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SELSYN
selsyn, synchro
(noun) a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Short for self-synchronizing.
Noun
selsyn (plural selsyns)
A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter.
Source: Wiktionary
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COMMISERATIVE
(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts
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