In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
KILOGRAMMETER
Kil"o*gram*me`ter, Kil"o*gram*me`tre, n. (Mech.)
Definition: A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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