Torricelli

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

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

Other words from Torricelli

  • Tor·ri·cel·li·an, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Torricelli

Torricelli

/ (ˌtɒrɪˈtʃɛlɪ) /


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

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Scientific definitions for Torricelli

Torricelli

[ tō′rə-chĕlē ]


  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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