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noz·zle
(nŏz′əl)n.
1. A projecting part with an opening, as at the end of a hose, for regulating and directing a flow of fluid.
2. Slang The human nose.
[Middle English noselle, socket on a candlestick, diminutive of nose; see nose.]
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nozzle
(ˈnɒzəl)n
1. a projecting pipe or spout from which fluid is discharged
2. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: propelling nozzle a pipe or duct, esp in a jet engine or rocket, that directs the effluent and accelerates or diffuses the flow to generate thrust
3. (Furniture) a socket, such as the part of a candlestick that holds the candle
[C17 nosle, nosel, diminutive of nose]
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noz•zle
(ˈnɒz əl)n.
1. a spout, terminal discharging pipe, or the like, as of a hose or bellows.
2. a duct in a rocket engine in which the velocity of fluid is increased.
3. Slang. nose.
[1600–10; see nose]
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Noun | 1. | nozzle - a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged gas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame oilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery showerhead - a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather spout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain sprinkler system - a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature |
2. | nozzle - informal terms for the nose nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 |
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nozzle
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فُوَّههَ، صُنْبور، فُتْحَة سَكْب
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sprauslauzgalis
dysza
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ağızlıkhortum başımeme
nozzle
[ˈnɒzl] N [of hose, vacuum cleaner etc] → boquilla f; [of spray] → pulverizador m (Mech) → tobera f, inyector mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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nozzle
[ˈnɒzl] n (of hose, vacuum cleaner, syringe) → bocchetta, boccaglio; (of fire extinguisher) → lanciaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nozzle
(ˈnozl) noun a narrow end-piece fitted to a pipe, tube etc. The fireman pointed the nozzle of the hose-pipe at the fire.
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