# venturi effect

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constriction.

## Etymology
Named after its inventor, the Italian physicist Giovanni Battista Venturi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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