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vena contracta

[ vee-nuh kuhn-trak-tuh ]

noun

, Hydraulics.
, plural ve·nae con·trac·tae [vee, -nee k, uh, n-, trak, -tee].
  1. any of the locations in a jet of fluid emerging from an orifice where the cross section of the jet is at a minimum, especially the location of minimum cross section nearest the orifice.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vena contracta1

< New Latin: contracted vein

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