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Definition for: valve

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English

Noun

valve ( plural valves )

  1. A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
  2. A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
  3. ( British ) A vacuum tube.

Translations

device that controls flow of gas or fluid

  • Finnish: venttiili, läppä
  • French : clapet m , soupape f (2)
  • Ido : valvo
  • Latvian: ventilis m . , krāns m .
  • Italian: valvola f
  • Polish: zawór m
  • Russian: вентиль m . , клапан m . , задвижка m .
  • Spanish: válvula f , llave m

device in an internal combustion engine

  • Finnish: venttiili
  • Polish: zawór m
  • Latvian: vārsts m .
  • Russian: клапан m .

vacuum tube See vacuum tube


Derived terms

Transitive Verb

valve

  1. ( jargon ) To control (flow) by means of a valve.

Other Translations for "valve"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Codevalve
Hexf6 e1 6c f6 65
Pig Latinalvevay

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