The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TACHYON
Etymology
Noun
tachyon (plural tachyons)
(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
(physics) A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.
Synonyms
• tachyonic particle
Source: Wiktionary
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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