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

Derived Forms

• Torricellian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

In our interview, Torricelli said he had no regrets about his support for Trump and his Atlantic City interests over the years.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2020

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

“He was interested and willing to come to meetings with people far older to talk about seemingly esoteric subjects like the economy or foreign policy,” Torricelli said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2016

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