venturi

== English == === Etymology === After Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746-1822), an Italian physicist who studied air flow and water flow. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛnˈtjʊəɹi/ === Noun === venturi (plural venturis or venturi) A venturi tube. 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). Synonyms: v, V, bbl, barrel (rare, medicine) A constriction in the flow of air to lungs. ==== Related terms ==== venturi effect venturi mask venturi scrubber venturi injector ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === unrivet == Italian == === Adjective === venturi masculine plural of venturo == Latin == === Participle === ventūrī inflection of ventūrus: nominative/vocative masculine plural genitive masculine/neuter singular