In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FOVEOLA
Noun
foveola (plural foveolas or foveolae or foveolæ)
Alternative form of foveole (“small fovea or depression”)
(anatomy) The center of the fovea in the macula of the eye, approximately 0.35 mm in diameter, containing only cone cells.
Source: Wiktionary
Fo*ve"o*la, n.; pl. Foveolæ. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. fovea.]
Definition: A small depression or pit; a fovea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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