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Venturi tube
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Venturi tube
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1. (Physics / General Physics) Physics 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
2. (Physics / General Physics) Also called venturi a tube with a constriction used to reduce or control fluid flow, as one in the air inlet of a carburettor
[named after G. B. Venturi (1746-1822), Italian physicist]
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Noun1.Venturi tube - a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipelineVenturi tube - a short tube inserted into a pipeline and used to measure the quantity of a liquid that is flowing in the pipeline
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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