Torricelli

[ tawr-i-chel-ee; Italian tawr-ree-chel-lee ]

noun

1. E·van·ge·lis·ta [e-vahn-je-, lee, -stah], 1608–47, Italian physicist.

Torricelli

/ ˌtɒrɪˈtʃɛlɪ /

noun

1. TorricelliEvangelista16081647MItalianSCIENCE: physicistSCIENCE: mathematician Evangelista (evandʒeˈlista). 1608–47, Italian physicist and mathematician, who discovered the principle of the barometer

Torricelli

/ tō′rə-chĕl′ē /

1. Italian mathematician and physicist noted for discovering that the atmosphere exerts pressure. He demonstrated that this pressure affected the level of mercury in a tube, thereby inventing the mercury barometer (1643).

Other Words From

• Torri·celli·an adjective

Example Sentences

Fiorini thinks it probable that Joseph was a relative of Evangelista Torricelli, inventor of the barometer.

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This led Torricelli, one of Galileo's pupils, to the discovery of the barometer.

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Next should be mentioned the line of profound observers, from Galileo and Torricelli to Kelvin.

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Torricelli's discovery was made in 1643, less than two years after the death of his master.

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Torricelli's views rapidly gained ground, notwithstanding the objections of certain philosophers.

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