Usually means: Narrowest point after fluid constriction.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Vena contracta)

noun:  the point in a fluid stream where the diameter of the stream is the least, and the fluid velocity is at its maximum, such as in the case of a stream issuing out of a nozzle (orifice).


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