Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology, (griech.) etymología, (lat.) etymologia, (esper.) etimologio
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Messen, Medir, Mesurer, Misurare, Measure, (esper.) mezuri
Maßtheorie, Teoría de la medida, Théorie de la mesure, Misura (matematica), Measure (mathematics)

bagatelle (W3)

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As "a piece of light music," it is attested from 1827.
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caddy spoon (W3)

Georgian tea caddy spoon

Made by Cox & Betteridge and bought from an antiques shop in Worcestershire in 1974.

"caddy spoon", noun, a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.

ORIGIN OF "CADDY SPOON": First recorded in 1925–30

"Caddy-spoon": A spoon for measuring out tea leaves .

dessertspoon (W3)

"dessertspoon", noun

• An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
• A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
• More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon (1).

"dessertspoon", noun, a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used in eating certain desserts.

ORIGIN OF "DESSERTSPOON": First recorded in 1800–10; "dessert" + "spoon"
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"dessertspoonful"

as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2½ fluid drams.

ORIGIN OF DESSERTSPOONFUL: First recorded in 1870–75; "dessertspoon" + "-ful"
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Limericks on "dessertspoonful"

"Dessertspoonful", noun, A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2½ fluidrams.

limit (W3)

modular (W3)

Modularity (W3)

modulating (W3)

module (W3)

modulus (W3)

Journal officiel du 15/06/2003
"module d'élasticité d'extension de surface"
Domaine : Chimie/Chimie physique
Définition : Coefficient qui lie, à forme géométrique invariable, une variation de la tension superficielle au taux de variation correspondante de l'aire d'une monocouche flottante ou d'une solution de substance tensio-active.
Équivalent étranger : "dilational elasticity modulus" (en)

Journal officiel du 15/06/2003
"module d'élasticité d'un film"
Domaine : Chimie/Chimie physique
Définition : Coefficient qui lie la variation réversible de l'épaisseur d'un film liquide ou solide à la contrainte exercée perpendiculairement à ce film.
Équivalent étranger : "film elasticity modulus" (en)

Journal officiel du 15/06/2003
"module d'élasticité de Gibbs"
Domaine : Chimie/Chimie physique
Définition : Coefficient qui lie la variation de la tension d'un film liquide à la variation correspondante de son aire, à courbure et forme invariables.
Équivalent étranger : "Gibbs elasticity modulus" (en)

Journal officiel du 15/06/2003
"module de cisaillement de surface"
Domaine : Chimie/Chimie physique
Définition : Matrice de coefficients qui relient, à aire invariable, une contrainte tangentielle appliquée à un film ou à une monocouche flottante à la déformation correspondante.
Voir aussi : monocouche flottante
Équivalent étranger : "surface shear modulus" (en)

"Modulus" war bey den alten Römern das "Maß", wonach man etwas mißt, z. B. in der Baukunst, wo es unser "Model" ist. Auch ein "Zeitmaß", nähmlich in der Musik die Abmessung der Töne und Sylben nach dem Takte.

The word modulus has several different meanings in mathematics with respect to complex numbers, congruences, elliptic integrals, quadratic invariants, sets, etc.
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SEE ALSO: "Complex Modulus", "Congruence", "Elliptic Modulus", "Quadratic Invariant Modulus", "Set Modulus"

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spoonful (W3)

"soupspoonful", noun (plural "soupspoonfuls"): The amount that may be held by a soupspoon.

Translations: French: "cuillerée á soupe"

"spoonful", noun: the amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped

"tablespoonful", noun ("tablespoonfuls" or "tablespoonsful")

The level capacity a standard (15 milliliter) tablespoon can hold. Three teaspoonsful.

Etymology: "table" + "spoon" + "-ful"

Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.

tablespoonful, teaspoonful (nn.)

The plurals are usually "tablespoonfuls" and "teaspoonfuls", but "tablespoonsful" and "teaspoonsful" can also occur in Standard English. The insecure frequently dodge decision and specify instead two "tablespoons" of X, or three "teaspoons" of Y. See PLURALS OF COMPOUND NOUNS.

"spoonful" (n.): The plural "spoonsful" is Standard, as is "spoonfuls", which occurs much more frequently. See "-FUL".

DRINKS: "Tokaji Eszencia": A wine so luxuriously sweet, it's consumed by the

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And what of compoundlike words formed from the combination of a noun and the suffix "-ful"? Dictionaries, responding to variable usage, list both a plural form in which the plural inflection follows the noun and a variant in which the "s" is appended after "-ful". However, some people find the former structure awkward ("handsful", "teaspoonsful"), while the "-fuls" form ("handfuls", "teaspoonfuls"), to many, looks and sounds more logical.
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spoonful, noun, plural spoonfuls

• as much as a spoon can hold.
• a small quantity.

ORIGIN OF SPOONFUL: First recorded in 1250–1300, "spoonful" is from the Middle English word "sponeful". See "spoon", "-ful"

"spoonful (n.)": late 13c., from "spoon" (n.) + "-ful".

1944 John Sebastian of the music group "Loving Spoonful" was born.

1966 "Summer In The City" by the "Lovin’ Spoonful" hit #1 on the charts.

"spoonful", noun: as much as a spoon will hold

Word History: The first known use of spoonful was in the 14th century

Daydream - by The Lovin' Spoonful

dessert-spoonful, noun

Definitions: As much as a dessert-spoon will contain; about two drams.

Etymologies: Sorry, no etymologies found.

"Spoonful" ist ein Bluessong, der von Willie Dixon geschrieben wurde und durch die Coverversionen von vielen verschiedenen Bluesmusikern zu einem Standard wurde. Zuerst wurde der Song 1960 von Howlin’ Wolf aufgenommen.
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The lyrics relate men's sometimes violent search to satisfy their cravings, with "a spoonful" used mostly as a metaphor for pleasures, which have been interpreted as sex, love, and drugs:

It could be a spoonful of coffee
It could be a spoonful of tea
But one little spoon of your precious love
Is good enough for me
Men lies about that spoonful
Some of them dies about that spoonful
Some of them cries about that spoonful
But everybody fight about that spoonful

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"Teaspoonful" Definition

tablespoon (W3)

• tablespoon
• tablespoons

tablespoon, noun

• a spoon larger than a teaspoon or a dessert spoon, used in serving food at the table and as a standard measuring unit in recipes.
• a tablespoonful.

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ORIGIN OF TABLESPOON : First recorded in 1755–65; table + spoon
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Medical Definition of "Tablespoon"

"Tablespoon": An old-fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity that is equal to about 15 cc of liquid.

"tablespoon", noun

• 1 : a large spoon used especially for serving
• 2 : a unit of measure used especially in cookery equal to 1/2 fluid ounce (15 milliliters)

Word History

First Known Use: 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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From - To

• #2.5 can
• #10 canbarrel [UK, wine]
• barrel [UK]
• barrel [US, dry]
• barrel [US, federal]
• barrel [US, liquid]
• bucket [UK]
• bucket [US]
• bushel [UK]
• bushel [US, dry]
• centilitercoffee spooncubic centimetercubic decimetercubic footcubic inchcubic metercubic micrometercubic millimetercup [Canada]
• cup [metric]
• cup [US]
• dashdeciliterdekaliterdemidramdropfifthgallon [UK]
• gallon [US, dry]
• gallon [US, liquid]
• gill [UK]
• gill [US]
• hectoliterhogshead [UK]
• hogshead [US]
• jiggerkiloliterlitermeasure [ancient hebrew]
• megalitermicrolitermilliliterminim [UK]
• minim [US]
• ounce [UK, liquid]
• ounce [US, liquid]
• peck [UK]
• peck [US]
• pinchpint [UK]
• pint [US, dry]
• pint [US, liquid]
• pipe [UK]
• pipe [US]
• ponyquart [Germany]
• quart [ancient hebrew]
• quart [UK]
• quart [US, dry]
• quart [US, liquid]
• RobieRobiespoonRobie ShotshotTablespoon [metric]
• Tablespoon [UK]
• Tablespoon [US]
• Teaspoon [metric]
• Teaspoon [UK]
• Teaspoon [US]

From - To

• half stick
• stick
• double stick
• cup
• gram
• ounce
• pound
• teaspoon [UK]
• teaspoon [US]
• tablespoon [UK]
• tablespoon [US]

"Tablespoon": A unit of volume equal to 1/2 an ounce or 3 teaspoons.

tablespoon

• A large spoon used for serving at table.
• A measuring unit in cookery, equal to about half a fluid ounce or 3 teaspoons.
• A spoon for eating, shaped like a teaspoon but larger, able to hold about half a fluid ounce.

ton, Tonnage, Tonne (W3)

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OK, here’s the quick explanation of the various sorts of tons used when measuring and comparing ships. My reference materials were limited here but I did find a good etymology of how we came to use the specific measure of a ton that we do.

Apparently, a standard cargo that was shipped on European sailing vessels was a "cask of wine" that generally averaged around 2,200 pounds and took up roughly 60 cubic feet. These casks were called "tuns" and gradually acquired the spelling of "ton" in the mid-17th century.
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