In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
gradable
(adjective) capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gradable (not comparable)
Able to form degrees or grades.
• comparable
• ungradable
gradable (plural gradables)
(linguistics) A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.
Source: Wiktionary
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.