hydraucone

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of hydraulic +‎ cone? Coined by William M. White, who obtained a U.S. patent for it in 1917.

Noun[edit]

hydraucone (plural hydraucones)

  1. A form of draft tube used with a hydroturbine, having a bell-mouth shape and a flat plate deflector near the mouth.