In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CENTRALEST
CENTRAL
Cen"tral, a. Etym: [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.]
Definition: Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.
– Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body.
Cen"tral, Cen*tra"le, n. Etym: [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.] (Anat.)
Definition: The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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