In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
JAMMING
jamming, electronic jamming, jam
(noun) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
JAM
jam, block
(verb) interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; “Jam the Voice of America”; “block the signals emitted by this station”
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”
jam, crush
(verb) crush or bruise; “jam a toe”
jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad
(verb) crowd or pack to capacity; “the theater was jampacked”
jam
(verb) get stuck and immobilized; “the mechanism jammed”
jam
(verb) push down forcibly; “The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor”
throng, mob, pack, pile, jam
(verb) press tightly together or cram; “The crowd packed the auditorium”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
jamming
present participle of jam
Noun
jamming (plural jammings)
The act or process by which something is jammed.
Adjective
jamming (comparative more jamming, superlative most jamming)
(slang) Great; awesome.
Source: Wiktionary
JAM
Jam, n. Etym: [Per. or Hind. jamah garment, robe.]
Definition: A kind of frock for children.
Jam, n. (Mining)
Definition: See Jamb.
Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming.] Etym: [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ.]
1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. The . . . jammed in between two rocks. De Foe.
2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.]
3. (Naut.)
Definition: To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.
Jam, n.
1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.
2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]
Jam, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, jamid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]
Definition: A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check.
– Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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