In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CONVOLVE
convolve, convolute
(verb) curl, wind, or twist together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
convolve (third-person singular simple present convolves, present participle convolving, simple past and past participle convolved)
(transitive) To roll together, or one part on another
(mathematics) To form the convolution of something with something else
(computing) To compute the convolution function
Antonyms
• deconvolve
Source: Wiktionary
Con*volve", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Convolved; p.pr. & vb.n. Convolving.] Etym: [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See Voluble.]
Definition: To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another. Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro convolved. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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