Cipolletti weir

noun

Ci·​pol·​let·​ti weir

¦chēpə¦letē-

: a weir that is trapezoidal in shape with the sides inclining outward from the base

Word History

Etymology

after Cesare Cipolletti †1908 Italian civil engineer who designed it

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