Venturi
pronunciation
How to pronounce Venturi in British English:
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- Noun:
- a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)
Word Origin
- Venturi
- type of tube, 1887, in reference to Italian physicist G.B. Venturi (1746-1822).
Example
- 1. Choose the type of venturi required .
- 2. Connect the venturi nozzle to the vacuum pressure gauge .
- 3. This occurs because venturi meters cannot detect backflow .
- 4. To discuss the use of electronic images in architecture further , let us turn to robert venturi .
- 5. Claiming its creation is the world 's first " energy-autonomous " vehicle , venturi equipped this nerdy car , called eclectic with a solar panel and a wind turbine so it can get power from the elements .