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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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