In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HYPOTHALAMUS
hypothalamus
(noun) a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
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Etymology
Noun
hypothalamus (plural hypothalami or hypothalamuses)
(anatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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