Nozzle

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Translations

English

Etymology

A dim. of nose.

Noun

1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
2. Specifically:
   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.

Alternative spellings

• nosle

Translations

• Chinese: 噴管, 喷管
• Dutch: pijp de
• French: bec m
• German: Düse f
• Greek: ακροφύσιο n
• Italian: ugello m
• Japanese: ノズル (nozuru)
• Korean: 분사구
• Persian: نوك (nok)
• Portuguese: bocal m
• Russian: сопло n (soplo)
• Spanish: (2) boquilla, inyector m