In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SYNAERESIS
syneresis, synaeresis
(noun) the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
syneresis, synaeresis
(noun) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
synaeresis (countable and uncountable, plural synaereses)
(linguistics, prosody) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.
(chemistry) the separating out of the liquid from a gel.
Hypernyms
• (linguistics, prosody): metaplasm
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*ær"e*sis, Syn*er"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Syn-, and Heresy.] (Gram.)
Definition: The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification; synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diæresis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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