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

It was a curious phenomenon, and Galileo passed the problem on to his assistant, Torricelli, who started doing experiments, trying to figure out the reason for the pumps’ curious limitation.

From Literature

“I think the base was fine,” Torricelli said.

From Washington Post

Torricelli compared the weight and pressure of the air to the weight and pressure of water.

From Literature

He later joined Paul Weiss, one of the best-known law firms in New York, where he defended Robert Torricelli, the New Jersey senator accused of campaign finance violations.

From New York Times