In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
APPARITIONAL
apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual
(adjective) resembling or characteristic of a phantom; “a ghostly face at the window”; “a phantasmal presence in the room”; “spectral emanations”; “spiritual tappings at a seance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
apparitional (comparative more apparitional, superlative most apparitional)
(religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions
Synonyms: ghostly, immaterial, spectral
Synonyms
• See also ghostly
Source: Wiktionary
Ap`pa*ri"tion*al, a.
Definition: Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions; spectral. "An apparitional soul." Tylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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