In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SUBDIVIDED
Adjective
subdivided (comparative more subdivided, superlative most subdivided)
Having divisions that are themselves divided into smaller divisions
Divided into many small divisions
Verb
subdivided
simple past tense and past participle of subdivide
Source: Wiktionary
SUBDIVIDE
Sub`di*vide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subdivided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subdividing.] Etym: [L. subdividere, sub under + dividere to divide. See Divide.]
Definition: To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided. The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. Dryden.
Sub`di*vide", v. i.
Definition: To be, or to become, subdivided.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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