In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RECTANGULAR
orthogonal, rectangular
(adjective) having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; “wind and sea may displace the ship’s center of gravity along three orthogonal axes”; “a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system”
rectangular
(adjective) having four right angles; “a rectangular figure twice as long as it is wide”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
rectangular (comparative more rectangular, superlative most rectangular)
Having a shape like a rectangle.
Having axes that meet each other with right angles.
Source: Wiktionary
Rec*tan"gu*lar (rk*tn"g*lr), a. Etym: [CF. F. rectangulaire.]
Definition: Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees.
– Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly (r, adv.
– Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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