In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SENSORIUMS
Noun
sensoriums
plural of sensorium
Source: Wiktionary
SENSORIUM
Sen*so"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Sensoriums, L. Sensoria. Etym: [L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive by the senses.] (Physiol.)
Definition: The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is susceptible of common or special sensations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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