venturi

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