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VENTURI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("venturi" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Holonyms ("venturi" is a part of...):

carburetor; carburettor (mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States architect (born in 1925)

Synonyms:

Robert Charles Venturi; Robert Venturi; Venturi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

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