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 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

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

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

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

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2021

It is not known whether Torricelli was home at the time of the incident.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2020

Now, if Torricelli had upended the tube in air, everyone would expect the mercury to run out, because it would quickly be replaced by air; no vacuum would be created.

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