Noun: venturi ven'tûr-ee [N. Amer], ven'tyûr-ee [Brit]
- A tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburettor)
"The carburettor's venturi helped mix the right amount of air with the fuel"
- American architect (1925-2018), leading figure in postmodern architecture and author of "Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture"
"Venturi challenged modernist orthodoxy with his celebration of historical references";
- Robert Venturi, Robert Charles Venturi
Derived forms: Venturis, venturis
Type of: architect, designer, tube, tubing
Part of: carburetor [N. Amer], carburetter [rare], carburettor [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates