In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HYPERACUSIS
hyperacusis, hyperacusia, auditory hyperesthesia
(noun) abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hyperacusis (uncountable)
(medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds
Source: Wiktionary
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HYDRAULIC
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