nozzle

English

A nozzle expelling water (1).

Alternative forms

• nozle
• nosle, nosel (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier nosle, equivalent to nose +‎ -le (diminutive/agent suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɒzəl/
• Rhymes: -ɒzəl

Noun

nozzle (plural nozzles)

1. A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
2. A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.

Translations

short tube

• Czech: trubka (cs)
• Dutch: buis (nl) f, pijp (nl) f
• German: Düse (de) f, Stutzen (de) m
• Greek: στόμιο (el) (stómio) n
• Polish: dysza (pl) f

• Russian: насадка (ru) (nasádka) f, наконечник (ru) (nakon'éčnik) m, патрубок (ru) (pátrubok) m
• Spanish: boquilla (es) f, tobera (es) f, inyector (es) m
• Swedish: munstycke (sv), pip (sv) c

inlet or outlet pipe

• Czech: tryska (cs) f
• Dutch: overloopventiel (nl) n, pijp (nl) f
• Greek: στόμιο (el) (stómio) n (in), σιφόνι (el) (sifóni) n (out)
• Polish: króciec (pl) m

• Russian: сопло (ru) (sopló) n, форсунка (ru) (forsúnka) f
• Swedish: pip (sv)

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• Mandarin: 噴管, 喷管
• French: bec m
• German: Düse f
• Italian: ugello m
• Japanese: ノズル (nozuru)

• Korean: 분사구
• Persian: نوك (nok), شیپوره
• Portuguese: bocal m
• Spanish: (2) boquilla, inyector m