In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
IMPLEXION
Etymology
Noun
implexion (countable and uncountable, plural implexions)
(philosophy) A relation between incomplete and complete objects which seems to be very close to what is often called “instantiation”, i.e, a relation between universals and particulars. Incomplete objects are “implected” in complete ones.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*plex"ion, n. Etym: [L. implexio.]
Definition: Act of involving, or state of being involved; involution.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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