In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VARACTOR
Etymology
Noun
varactor (plural varactors)
(electronics) A solid-state diode whose capacitance varies with the applied voltage.
Synonyms
• varicap
• tuning diode
Source: Wiktionary
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