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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•tu′ri tube′ (ven tŏŏr′ē),USA pronunciation - Hydraulicsa 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.
Also, Ven•tu′ri tube′. - named after German. B. Venturi (1746–1822), Italian physicist whose work led to its invention
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Venturi tube / vɛnˈtʃuːrI/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: named after G. B. Venturi (1746–1822), Italian physicist |