In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MOBILITY
mobility
(noun) the quality of moving freely
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mobility (countable and uncountable, plural mobilities)
The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.]
(now, chiefly, literary) A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness. [from 16th c.]
(military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]
(chiefly, physics) The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement. [from 19th c.]
(chiefly, sociology) People's ability to move between different social levels or professional occupations. [from 19th c.]
Antonyms
• immobility
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. mobilitas: cf. F. mobilité.]
1. The quality or state of being mobile; as, the mobility of a liquid, of an army, of the populace, of features, of a muscle. Sir T. Browne.
2. The mob; the lower classes. [Humorous] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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