In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EPICYCLIC
epicyclic, epicyclical
(adjective) of or relating to an epicycle; “epicyclic gear train”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
epicyclic (not comparable)
Of or relating to epicycles.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*cyc"lic, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an epicycle. Epicyclic train (Mach.), a train of mechanism in which epicyclic motion is involved; esp., a train of spur wheels, bevel wheels, or belt pulleys, in which an arm, carrying one or more of the wheels, sweeps around a center lying in an axis common to the other wheels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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