In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SPHEROCONIC
Sphe`ro*con"ic, n. (Geom.)
Definition: A nonplane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere whose center is at the vertex of the cone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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