In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TRIPLEXED
Etymology
Adjective
triplexed (not comparable)
Having a triplex arrangement.
Source: Wiktionary
TRIPLEX
Tri"plex, a. (Mach.)
Definition: Havingthree principal operative parts or motions, so as to produce a three-fold effect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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