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DictionarynozzleFlow-controlling spout
noun

nozzle

NOZ-ul/ˈnɑːzl/

A projecting spout that controls a stream of liquid or gas.

The brass nozzle directs a narrow stream of water.

A brass garden-hose nozzle controls a focused stream of water, trigger and narrow outlet clear.
Etymology
nozEnglishnose
+zleEnglishdiminutive

A nozzle is historically a “little nose.” Nose also described projecting parts resembling the facial organ, providing the image behind the later meaning of a small spout.

In context

Studio IIT Bombay1:41
the case of a nozzle when steam expands in the nozzle I am showing a converging diverging nozzle you have a high pressure P naught and it goes to a low pressure p1
ET M L12D Combined First and Second Laws

More examples

  • Water leaked from the hose nozzle.
  • The fuel nozzle fit securely into the tank opening.
  • A clogged nozzle interrupted the paint spray.

Forms

nozzle · nozzles

Similar words

spout
A spout channels flow; a nozzle often narrows, directs, or adjusts the stream.
jet
A jet is the stream or an outlet producing it; a nozzle is the device directing that stream.