🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

ugello

Pronunciation / Transliteration: u-gel-lo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nozzle/ˈnɒz.əl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'ugello della pompa permette di spruzzare acqua."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tube or pipe that directs the flow of a fluid or gas.

    "The gardener attached a nozzle to the hose to create a fine spray for watering the plants."
  2. 2

    A device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow as it exits an enclosed chamber.

    "The rocket's nozzle was engineered to optimize thrust during launch."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'nozzle' originates from the Middle English 'nosel', a diminutive form of 'nose', which referred to a spout or tube. Its usage evolved in the 15th century to describe various types of outlets for liquids or gases.

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