In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
A*cron"yc, A*cron"ych*al, a. Etym: [Gr. (Astron.)
Definition: Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; -- opposed to cosmical.
Note: The word is sometimes incorrectly written acronical, achronychal, acronichal, and acronical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.