nozzle
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English noselle, equivalent to nose + -le (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
nozzle (plural nozzles)
- A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
- 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.
- The nose of an animal; muzzle.
- 1887, Fanny Chambers Gooch, Face to Face with the Mexicans, Chapter XVI, p. 489:
- At length the acme of a typical Mexican scene was reached when the burros unceremoniously raised their nozzles and brayed loud and long.
- 1887, Fanny Chambers Gooch, Face to Face with the Mexicans, Chapter XVI, p. 489:
- The part of an earbud that accomodates eartips.
- The shape of the nozzle prevents the use of aftermarket eartips.
Coordinate terms
- (short tube): spout
Translations
short tube
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inlet or outlet pipe
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