In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
INTRAPLATE
Etymology
Adjective
intraplate (comparative more intraplate, superlative most intraplate)
(geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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