In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PHACOID
Etymology
Adjective
phacoid (comparative more phacoid, superlative most phacoid)
Resembling a lentil; lenticular.
Source: Wiktionary
Pha"coid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Definition: Resembling a lentil; lenticular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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