单词 | venturi tube |
释义 | venturi tubeor Ven·tu·ri tube[ ven-toor-ee ] / vɛnˈtʊər i / nouna device for measuring the flow of a fluid, consisting of a tube with a short, narrow center section and widened, tapered ends, so that a fluid flowing through the center section at a higher velocity than through an end section creates a pressure differential that is a measure of the flow of the fluid. Origin of venturi tubenamed after G. B. Venturi (1746–1822), Italian physicist whose work led to its invention Words nearby venturi tubeventure capital, venture capitalist, Venture Scout, venturesome, Venturi, venturi tube, venturous, vent window, venue, venule, venulose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for venturi tubeVenturi tube / (vɛnˈtʃuːrI) / nounphysics a device for measuring fluid flow, consisting of a tube so constricted that the pressure differential produced by fluid flowing through the constriction gives a measure of the rate of flow Also called: venturi a tube with a constriction used to reduce or control fluid flow, as one in the air inlet of a carburettor Word Origin for Venturi tubeC19: named after G. B. Venturi (1746–1822), Italian physicist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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