In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ORTHOCLASTIC
Etymology
Adjective
orthoclastic (comparative more orthoclastic, superlative most orthoclastic)
(crystallography) Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.
Source: Wiktionary
Or`tho*clas"tic, a. (Crystallog.)
Definition: Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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