STETHOMETER

Ste*thom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.] (Physiol.)

Definition: An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; -- also called thoracometer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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