According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
TARGETING
Adjective
targeting (comparative more targeting, superlative most targeting)
Involved in the transportation or correct positioning of a protein inside or outside a specific region of the cell.
Noun
targeting (plural targetings)
An instance of targeting.
Verb
targeting
present participle of target
Source: Wiktionary
TARGET
Tar"get, n. Etym: [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
3. (Surveying)
Definition: The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
4. (Railroad)
Definition: A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
5 November 2024
TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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