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Word of the day - Leigha - Jan 17, 2019
What's your word of the day?
(Yes, I copied this from sciforums) Sorry, not sorry.
My word of today is ''gadabout.'' It means to flit from one social activity to the next, or move about aimlessly.
In a sentence, ''that fairy can't sit still, she's always flying about. She's such a gadabout!"
RE: Word of the day - RainbowUnicorn - Jan 17, 2019
Orthogonality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonality#/media/File:Orthogonality_and_rotation.svg
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Quote:EARTH'S SHIFTING MAGNETIC POLES ARE CONFUSING YOUR PHONE: Pick up your cell phone and look at it. That rectangular marvel of modern technology contains thousands of lines of code. Among them is the World Magnetic Model (WMM)–a program that helps your phone navigate. And it's in a bit of trouble. Researchers have announced that the WMM needs an emergency update because Earth's magnetic field is changing.
![[Image: magneticmotion_strip.png]](http://www.spaceweather.com/images2019/16jan19/magneticmotion_strip.png)
![[Image: 95ee558ad963da44b97edebb1b45c008.png]](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/95/ee/55/95ee558ad963da44b97edebb1b45c008.png)
The earths magnetic field is changing Orthogonality
RE: Word of the day - Leigha - Jan 17, 2019
concupiscence
strong sexual desire or lust
It would be heavenly to hear someone actually use this word in everyday speech.
RE: Word of the day - RainbowUnicorn - Jan 18, 2019
antecedent
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antecedent
1 grammar : a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") broadly : a word or phrase replaced by a substitute
2a : a preceding event, condition, or cause
RE: Word of the day - Leigha - Jan 18, 2019
kumquat/cumquat
Kumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae. They were previously classified as forming the now historical genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato.
Who thought up this word to label this interesting fruit? lol Hey, this is delicious, let's call it a..........um........er.....kumquat!
Little things make me laugh.
RE: Word of the day - C C - Jan 28, 2019
incunabulum (noun) - An European book, document, pamphlet, broadside or picture printed before the year 1501. Plural: incunabula
Also: incunable(s)
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RE: Word of the day - Leigha - Jan 28, 2019
Muggle
Meaning - a person who isn't conversant with a particular activity or skill
Or, if you are a Harry Potter fan - ''someone who isn't magical''
We're all doomed to be muggles, then.
RE: Word of the day - Magical Realist - Jan 28, 2019
blatherskite---a person who talks at great length without making much sense. See Kanye West.
RE: Word of the day - Secular Sanity - Jan 31, 2019
Katalepsis in Stoic philosophy it meant comprehension.
RE: Word of the day - Leigha - Feb 3, 2019
scrabble
To grope or feel around, to grab or hold onto something
And you thought it was just a board game