In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
METALEPTIC
Adjective
metaleptic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to metalepsis.
Source: Wiktionary
Met`a*lep"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.
2. Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle.
3. (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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