In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TINTOMETER
colorimeter, tintometer
(noun) a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tintometer (plural tintometers)
synonym of colorimeter
Source: Wiktionary
Tint*om"e*ter, n. [Tint + -meter.] (Physics)
Definition: An apparatus for the determination of colors by comparison with arbitrary standards; a colorimeter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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