In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MAGNETOSPHERE
magnetosphere
(noun) the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet’s magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
magnetosphere (plural magnetospheres)
(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.
Source: Wiktionary
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CHANCY
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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