Dictionary

nozzle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɒzəl/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 1887, Fanny Chambers Gooch, Face to Face with the Mexicans, Chapter XVI, p. 489:
4. The part of an earbud that accommodates eartips.
   • The shape of the nozzle prevents the use of aftermarket eartips.

Forms

Coordinates

spout (short tube)

Deriveds

nozzleman · micronozzle · douche nozzle · Bresnan cellar nozzle · nozzled · Bresnan nozzle · snozzle · nozzleless · multinozzle · monitor nozzle · renozzle

Translations (94)

de Stutzen (short tube) · de Spülstutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · es tobera (inlet or outlet pipe) · ms muncung (short tube) · el μπεκ (short tube) · vi vòi phun (short tube) · el στόμιο (short tube) · nb munnstykke (short tube) · mk млазница (short tube) · bg дюза (short tube) · es boquilla (inlet or outlet pipe) · mk шопур (short tube) · de Ausgießer (short tube) · ca tovera (short tube) · pl nos (nose of an animal) · de Gewindestutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · fi suulake (inlet or outlet pipe) · th หัวฉีด (short tube) · mk шопурка (short tube) · sv munstycke (inlet or outlet pipe) · pl dysza (short tube) · fa نازل (short tube) · uk форсунка (inlet or outlet pipe) · de Zotte (short tube) · de Austrittsdüse (short tube) · de Ablaufstutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · pl króciec (inlet or outlet pipe) · nb dyse (short tube) · ru наса́дка (short tube) · de Abdampfstutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · haw nuku (short tube) · km ក្បាល (short tube) · ja ノズル (inlet or outlet pipe) · bg щуцер (inlet or outlet pipe) · es boquilla (short tube) · de Ausguss (short tube) · lo ງວງ (short tube) · ca bec (nose of an animal) · bg струйник (short tube) · sv munstycke (short tube) · de Abfüllstutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · fr tuyère (inlet or outlet pipe) · es tobera (short tube) · sh díza (short tube) · sv pip (short tube) · mk шопур (inlet or outlet pipe) · fi suulake (short tube) · mi ngutu (short tube) · alt тӧгӧчи (short tube) · rar ngutu (short tube) · sv dysa (short tube) · de Tülle (inlet or outlet pipe) · fr jet (inlet or outlet pipe) · de Rohrstutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · de Stutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · ja ノズル (short tube) · ru наконе́чник (short tube) · de Zerstäuberdüse (short tube) · it ugello (short tube) · fr ajutage (short tube) · nl pijp (inlet or outlet pipe) · ru сопло́ (inlet or outlet pipe) · ta முனை (short tube) · eo ajuto (short tube) · ru па́трубок (short tube) · de Zeute (short tube) · de Füllstutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · sv pip (inlet or outlet pipe) · ru форсу́нка (inlet or outlet pipe) · de Schneppe (short tube) · el σιφόνι (inlet or outlet pipe) · nl buis (short tube) · de Tülle (short tube) · fr museau (nose of an animal) · sv dysa (inlet or outlet pipe) · ro duză (short tube) · km ចំពួយ (short tube) · he מַזְנֵק (inlet or outlet pipe) · pt bocal (short tube) · nl pijp (short tube) · cs trubka (short tube) · ca tovera (inlet or outlet pipe) · mk шопурка (inlet or outlet pipe) · el στόμιο (inlet or outlet pipe) · de Anzapfstutzen (inlet or outlet pipe) · cs tryska (inlet or outlet pipe) · de Düse (short tube) · de Gasdüse (short tube) · es inyector (inlet or outlet pipe) · de Öffnung (short tube) · es inyector (short tube) · de Auslauf (short tube) · de Schnauze (short tube) · nl overloopventiel (inlet or outlet pipe)