English Explanatory Dictionary

nozzle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
  2. A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
  3. The nose of an animal; muzzle.
  4. The part of an earbud that accommodates eartips.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɒzəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nozzle.wav

Word forms

nozzle nozzles nosel nosle nozle

Etymology

From Middle English noselle, equivalent to nose + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare typologically Russian сопло (soplo) (<~ сопе́ть (sopétʹ), whence also сопа́тка (sopátka)).

Derived words

Bresnan cellar nozzle Bresnan nozzle douche nozzle micronozzle monitor nozzle multinozzle nozzled nozzleless nozzleman renozzle snozzle
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