Venturi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /vɛnˈtjʊəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Venturi is a noun meaning A venturi tube.
Meaning
A venturi tube.
More Meanings
- The throat of a carburetor, which is shaped so as to produce depressurization and swirling of the incoming air, allowing drops of fuel to be atomized (aerosolized).
- (rare, medicine) A constriction in the flow of air to lungs.
Example Sentences
He’s at the age where mucus is a daily companion, a culture of mucus among the old, mucus in a thousand manifestations, appearing in clots by total surprise on a friend’s tablecloth, rimming his breath-passages at night in hard venturi, enough to darken the outlines of dreams and send him awake, pleading.
Word Forms
- venturis
Synonyms for venturi
Depending on context, synonyms include v, bbl, barrel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nozzle, scrubber, carburetor, scrubbers, valve, voicepipe.
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