In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
cirruses
plural of cirrus
• cruisers, scurries
Source: Wiktionary
Cir"rus, n.; pl. Cirri. Etym: [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written cirrhus.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A tendril or clasper.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of the last segment are caudal cirri. (b) The jointed, leglike organs of Cirripedia. See Annelida, and Polychæta.
Note: In some of the inferior animals the cirri aid in locomotion; in others they are used in feeding; in the Annelida they are mostly organs of touch. Some cirri are branchial in function.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The external male organ of trematodes and some other worms, and of certain Mollusca.
4. (Meteor.)
Definition: See under Cloud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.