In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MACROPTEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
macropterous (comparative more macropterous, superlative most macropterous)
Having long wings or fins.
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*crop"ter*ous, a. Etym: [See Macropteres.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having long wings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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