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Torricelli
[ tawr-i-chel-ee; Italian tawr-ree-chel-lee ]
noun
- ····ٲ [e-vahn-je-, lee, -stah], 1608–47, Italian physicist.
Torricelli
/ ˌɒɪˈʃɛɪ /
noun
- TorricelliEvangelista16081647MItalianSCIENCE: physicistSCIENCE: mathematician Evangelista (evandʒeˈlista). 1608–47, Italian physicist and mathematician, who discovered the principle of the barometer
Torricelli
/ ō′rə-ĕ′ŧ /
- Italian mathematician and physicist noted for discovering that the atmosphere exerts pressure. He demonstrated that this pressure affected the level of mercury in a tube, thereby inventing the mercury barometer (1643).
Other 51Թ Forms
- մǰr·l· adjective
Example Sentences
“I understand personal loyalty and I understand the depths of friendship, but somebody needs to take a stand here,” former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli told the New York Times.
It was Galileo’s secretary, Evangelista Torricelli, who proved that this wasn’t true—by creating the first vacuum.
“I think the base was fine,” Torricelli said.
Torricelli compared the weight and pressure of the air to the weight and pressure of water.
He later joined Paul Weiss, one of the best-known law firms in New York, where he defended Robert Torricelli, the New Jersey senator accused of campaign finance violations.
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