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

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Torricelli

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

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021

Torricelli did not respond to a request to his office from the Bridgewater Courier News for a comment.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2020

In his 1996 Senate campaign, Torricelli likened his support to gaming to the way politicians from Texas embraced the oil industry.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2020

“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

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

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton