Venturi

American  

[ven-toor-ee] / vɛnˈtʊər i /

noun

1. Robert Charles, 1925–2018, U.S. architect.

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Venturi British  

/ vɛnˈtjʊərɪ /

noun

1. Robert. born 1925, US architect, a pioneer of the postmodernist style. His writings include Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)

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Example Sentences

Here he exploited the Venturi principle, which shows that the velocity of a fluid or gas increases as it passes through a constriction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

That’s the second-best 36-hole score by an amateur at the Masters behind only Ken Venturi, who was one better in 1956.

From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2023

Venturi led through three rounds before an 80 on Sunday left him one shot back of winner Jack Burke Jr.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

That creates a Venturi effect, squeezing the wind into a narrow passage and speeding it up, the equivalent of sticking your thumb across the end of a hose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2023

See Venturi, op. cit., and Crowe and Cavalcaselle, Titian, ii.

From Giorgione by Cook, Herbert