English Explanatory Dictionary

venturi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A venturi tube.
  2. The throat of a carburetor, which is shaped so as to produce depressurization and swirling of the incoming air, allowing drops of fuel to be atomized (aerosolized).
  3. A constriction in the flow of air to lungs.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Pronunciation

/vɛnˈtjʊəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-venturi.wav

Word forms

venturi venturis

Etymology

After Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746-1822), an Italian physicist who studied air flow and water flow.

Synonyms

v bbl barrel

Related words

venturi effect venturi mask venturi scrubber venturi injector

Derived words

Venturi effect Venturi tube
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