Torricelli

American  

[tawr-i-chel-ee, tawr-ree-chel-lee] / ˌtɔr ɪˈtʃɛl i, ˌtɔr riˈtʃɛl li /

noun

1. Evangelista 1608–47, Italian physicist.

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Torricelli British  

/ ˌtɒrɪˈtʃɛlɪ /

noun

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

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Torricelli Scientific  

/ 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).

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Other Word Forms

• Torricellian adjective

Example Sentences

“I understand personal loyalty and I understand the depths of friendship, but somebody needs to take a stand here,” former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

There were currently familiar names, like Dianne Feinstein from California and Bob Torricelli from New Jersey, as well.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2021

Former Senator Robert Torricelli, New Jersey Democrat, speaking to The Washington Times on the sidelines of the huge Paris gathering, praised the NCRI’s organizational strength and persistence.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2018

“The air came out of the room,” said former New Jersey senator Robert Torricelli, a Democrat who had invited Trump to testify and was sitting next to him.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2016

It was Galileo’s secretary, Evangelista Torricelli, who proved that this wasn’t true—by creating the first vacuum.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife