WAVEGUIDE

waveguide, wave guide

(noun) a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

waveguide (plural waveguides)

A structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light, or sound waves.

Verb

waveguide (third-person singular simple present waveguides, present participle waveguiding, simple past and past participle waveguided)

To act as a waveguide for

Source: Wiktionary



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THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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