INFRANGIBLE

absolute, infrangible, inviolable

(adjective) not capable of being violated or infringed; “infrangible human rights”

infrangible

(adjective) difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; “an infrangible series”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

infrangible (comparative more infrangible, superlative most infrangible)

Unbreakable, indestructible, or very difficult to break.

Source: Wiktionary


In*fran"gi*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + grangible: cf.F. infrangible.]

1. Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms. [He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band Infrangible. Pope.

2. Not to be infringed or violated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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