nozzle

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
  3. The nose of an animal; muzzle.
    — At length the acme of a typical Mexican scene was reached when the burros unceremoniously raised their nozzles and brayed loud and long.
  4. The part of an earbud that accommodates eartips.
    — The shape of the nozzle prevents the use of aftermarket eartips.

词形变化

nozzles plural nosel alternative,obsolete nosle alternative,obsolete nozle alternative,obsolete

词源

From Middle English noselle, equivalent to nose + -le (diminutive suffix).
Compare typologically Russian сопло (soplo) (<~ сопе́ть (sopétʹ), whence also сопа́тка (sopátka)).
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