In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
COACTIVE
Etymology 1
Adjective
coactive (comparative more coactive, superlative most coactive)
(obsolete) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.
Etymology 2
Adjective
coactive (comparative more coactive, superlative most coactive)
Acting in concurrence; united in action.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*ac"tive, a. Etym: [In sense 1, fr. 1st Coact; in sense 2, fr. 2d Coact.]
1. Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. Any coactive power or the civil kind. Bp. Warburton.
2. Acting in concurrence; united in action. With what's unreal thou coactive art. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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