In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ABWATT
abwatt
(noun) a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abwatt (plural abwatts)
(electrical engineering) A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10-7 watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
Source: Wiktionary
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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