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TORRICELLI
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• TORRICELLI (noun)
The noun TORRICELLI has 1 sense:
1. Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647)
Familiarity information: TORRICELLI used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Evangelista Torricelli; Torricelli
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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