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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ve•na con•trac•ta pl. ve•nae con•trac•tae [Hydraul.]

Hydraulicsany of the locations in a jet of fluid emerging from an orifice where the cross section of the jet is at a minimum, esp. the location of minimum cross section nearest the orifice.

Neo-Latin: contracted vein

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