In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DICHOTOMIZED
Verb
dichotomized
simple past tense and past participle of dichotomize.
Adjective
dichotomized
Divided into dichotomous parts.
Source: Wiktionary
DICHOTOMIZE
Di*chot"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dichotomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Dichotomizing.] Etym: [See Dichotomous.]
1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect. [R.] The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace and peace. Bp. Hall.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy,
3. "[The moon] was dichotomized." Whewell.
Di*chot"o*mize, v. i.
Definition: To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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