Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Join in by writing a post and then add your link to Mr. Linky at Bermudaonion.
It’s been a while since I posted a WWW but, in the meantime, I kept a file of words that caught my eye so I’d have them ready for my next post. Of the two below, I can see myself using yardarm 😉
From The Marriage Charm by Linda Lael Miller
yardarm
The New Oxford American Dictionary:
n. the outer extremity of a ship’s yard
Example: The sun is over the yardarm – used to refer to the time of day when it is permissible to begin drinking.
“The sun was well over the yardarm, wasn’t it?”
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From The Martian by Andy Weir
titration (from titrate)
The New OAD:
v. ascertain(ing) the amount of a constituent in a solution by measuring the volume of a known concentration of reagent required to complete a reaction with it, typically using an indicator.
“My life is now a desperate struggle for survival…with occasional titration.”
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