stephanion
(noun) the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ste*pha"ni*on, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The point on the side of the skull where the temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
