Monday, October 18, 2010

Awesome words that I found.

  • Gedankenexperiment: an experiment carried out in thought only

  • Hemidemisemiquaver: sixty-fourth note
  • Prestidigitation: sleight of hand
  • Quattuordecillion: a number equal to 1 followed by 45 zeros (or 10 to the 45th power)
  • Tintinnabulation: the ringing or sounding of bells
  • Lemniscate: the infinity symbol 
  • Ubiquitous: existing or being everywhere at the same time.
  • The word "Flak" as in getting shot at by antiaircraft guns, is short for the German word "Fliegerabwehrkanonen", practically meaning "flying-defense-cannons."

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