In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MIKE
microphone, mike, mic
(noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
mike (plural mikes)
(informal) A microphone.
Verb
mike (third-person singular simple present mikes, present participle miking, simple past and past participle miked)
To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
To measure using a micrometer.
Usage notes
• This term is often found in the synonymous phrasal verb mike up, as in the 2006 quotation above.
Etymology 2
Noun
mike (plural mikes)
(military, slang) A minute.
Anagrams
• Kemi, Kime, kime
Etymology
Proper noun
Mike (countable and uncountable, plural Mikes)
(countable) A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
(countable) A diminutive of the female given name Michaela.
(uncountable) The letter M in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Anagrams
• Kemi, Kime, kime
Source: Wiktionary
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