In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CARCERAL
Etymology
Adjective
carceral (not comparable)
(formal or literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison. [from late 16th c.]
Coordinate terms
• penal, penitentiary (“of or relating to the punishment of criminals”)
Source: Wiktionary
Car"cer*al, a. Etym: [L. carceralis, fr. carcer prison.]
Definition: Belonging a prison. [R.] Foxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
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