name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
venturi
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Pronunciation
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/vɛnˈtjʊəɹi/
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CMU ARPABET: V EH0 N T UH1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A venturi tube.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: v, bbl, barrel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A constriction in the flow of air to lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tube, tubing
noun
Meaning 6
United States architect (born in 1925)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Robert Venturi, Robert Charles Venturi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: architect, designer
History
Etymology
Plural or patronymic of Ventura.
After Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746-1822), an Italian physicist who studied air flow and water flow.