A sock is an item of clothing worn on the feet. The foot is among the heaviest producers of sweat in the body, as it is able to produce over of perspiration per day. Socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can evaporate the perspiration. In cold environments, socks decrease the risk of frostbite. The clothing's name is derived from the loose-fitting slipper, called a soccus in Latin, worn by Roman comic actors. Etymology The modern English word sock is derived from the Old English word socc, meaning "light slipper". This comes from the Latin soccus, a term to d...

Pavlov may refer to: Pavlov/Pavliv People *Pavlov (surname) *Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist famous for his experiment in classical conditioning. Places *in the Czech Republic: **Pavlov (Břeclav District) **Pavlov (Havlíčkův Brod District) **Pavlov (Jihlava District) **Pavlov (Kladno District) **Pavlov (Pelhřimov District) **Pavlov (Šumperk District) **Pavlov (Žďár nad Sázavou District) *in Ukraine: **Pavliv (Berezhany Raion), a village in Berezhany Raion, Ternopil Oblast **Pavliv (Radekhiv Raion), a village in Radekhiv Raion, Lviv Oblast Other *Pavlov (crater), a large lunar crater...

Typeface anatomy describes the graphic elements that make up printed letters in a typeface. The strokes of a letter are the lines that make it up. Strokes may be straight, as in , or rounded, as in . If straight, they may be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; if rounded, open or closed. Typographers also speak of an instroke, where one starts writing the letter, as at the top of , and an outstroke, where the pen leaves off, as at the bottom of . A main vertical stroke is called a stem. The letter has three, the left, middle, and right stems. The central stroke of an is called the spi...