In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
regulated
(adjective) controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law; “well regulated industries”; “houses with regulated temperature”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
regulated
simple past tense and past participle of regulate
Source: Wiktionary
Reg"u*late (-lt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regulated (-l`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Regulating.] Etym: [L. regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See Regular.]
1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles or laws. The laws which regulate the successions of the seasons. Macaulay. The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own disputes, and regulated their own police. Bancroft.
2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state of a nation or its finances.
3. To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc. To regulate a watch or clock, to adjust its rate of running so that it will keep approximately standard time.
Syn.
– To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order; rule; govern.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.