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vena contracta
[ vee-nuh kuhn-trak-tuh ]
noun
Hydraulics.
plural venae contractae [vee, -nee k, uh, n-, trak, -tee].
- any of the locations in a jet of fluid emerging from an orifice where the cross section of the jet is at a minimum, especially the location of minimum cross section nearest the orifice.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vena contracta1
< New Latin: contracted vein
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