In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
armils
plural of armil
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"mil, n. Etym: [L. armilla a bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. OF. armille.]
1. A bracelet. [Obs.]
2. An ancient astronomical instrument.
Note: When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an equinoctial armil; when of two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices, it is called a solstitial armil. Whewell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.