VENTURI

venturi

(noun) a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)

Venturi, Robert Venturi, Robert Charles Venturi

(noun) United States architect (born in 1925)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

venturi (plural venturis or venturi)

A venturi tube.

The throat of a carburetor.

(rare, pathology) A constriction in the flow of air to lungs.

Synonyms

• venturi tube

Anagrams

• unrivet

Source: Wiktionary



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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