In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
summation, addition, plus
(noun) the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; “the summation of four and three gives seven”; “four plus three equals seven”
summation, summing up, rundown
(noun) a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
sum, summation, sum total
(noun) the final aggregate; “the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”
summation
(noun) (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
Source: WordNet® 3.1
summation (countable and uncountable, plural summations)
A summarization.
(mathematics) An adding up of a series of items.
Source: Wiktionary
Sum*ma"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sommation. See Sum, v. t.]
Definition: The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate. Of this series no summation is possible to a finite intellect. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.