In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MACHMETER
machmeter
(noun) speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Machmeter (plural Machmeters)
An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers
Source: Wiktionary
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