The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPECTROGRAPHS
Noun
spectrographs
plural of spectrograph
Source: Wiktionary
SPECTROGRAPH
Spec"tro*graph, n. [Spectrum + graph.] (Physics) (a) An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. (b) A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*graph"ic (#), a. --Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly (#), adv. --Spec*trog"ra*phy (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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