valve
/ˈvælv/
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum; A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.; Such a device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit; One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction
- plural
- valves
Meanings
- 1
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum
This valve needs to be replaced.
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR
No one should stand here when the valve is opened.
Tatoeba · Nylez · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.; Such a device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit
- 3
One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction
- 4
One of the leaves of a folding door or of a window sashrare
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A vacuum tuberare
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One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehiscerare
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A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberryrare
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One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shellsrare
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One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatomrare