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