2022-06-13

Published: 2022-06-13

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-06-13.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• mutism
• doornail
• LCD
• centrifuge
• accelerometer
• spool
• golly
• whiz
• NASA
• lowball

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mutism

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• Latin mūtus (muite)
• cf. selective mutism
• Japanese 緘黙

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doornail

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• door + nail
• “a large-headed nail, with which doors were formerly studded for strength, protection, or ornamentation”
• often in (as) dead as a doornail

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LCD

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• liquid crystal display
• Japanese 液晶ディスプレイ (where 液 means “liquid” and 晶 means “crystal*)

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centrifuge

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• Latin centrum (center) + fugiō (I flee)
• cf. refuge, subterfuge

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accelerometer

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• accelerate + -o- + -meter

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spool

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golly

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• euphemism for God

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whiz

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• also whizz
• echoic
• cf. hizz, hiss, etc.

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NASA

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• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• aeronaut <- aero- + -naut <- Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros, “air”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”)

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lowball

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• low + ball
• cf. highball