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Nozzle vs Eductor - What's the difference?

nozzle | eductor |

As nouns the difference between nozzle and eductor

is that nozzle is a short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe while eductor is one who, or that which, brings forth, elicits, or extracts.

nozzle

English

Alternative forms

* (l) * (l), (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
  • 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.

    • eductor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, brings forth, elicits, or extracts.
    • Stimulus must be called an eductor of vital ether. — E. Darwin.
    (Webster 1913)