venturi
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ven·tu·ri
noun \ven-ˈtu̇r-ē\Definition of VENTURI
: a short tube with a tapering constriction in the middle that causes an increase in the velocity of flow of a fluid and a corresponding decrease in fluid pressure and that is used especially in measuring fluid flow or for creating a suction (as for driving aircraft instruments or drawing fuel into the flow stream of a carburetor)
Origin of VENTURI
G. B. Venturi †1822 Italian physicist
First Known Use: 1887
Ven·tu·ri
biographical name \ven-ˈtu̇r-ē\Definition of VENTURI
Robert Charles 1925– Am. architect
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