intake valve
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌteɪk vælv/
- Specialized
:
válvula de admisión
- The engineer noted that any obstruction in the intake valve can impact the airflow into the cylinder.
- deposits on intake valve
- open the intake valve
Examples
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To ensure optimal performance, it is essential to regularly inspect the intake valve of your vehicle.
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Well, there's not enough pressure, but I'm adjusting the intake valve now.
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See, the old intake valve is always the first thing to go.
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There's a red light on the second intake valve.
Fiction book (1994) -
You know, maybe I should realign the scream intake valve...
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Th-There must be something wrong with the scream intake valve.
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Stuck intake valve.
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Debris can interfere with cooling water intake valves or become entwined in the propellers of boats.
Academic text (2005) -
A capillary force vaporizer could be applied to an HCCI engine in the manifold between the turbocharger and intake valves.
Academic text (2004) -
The mechanic explained that a faulty intake valve could reduce the engine's efficiency.
Synonyms
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4.1
A device that controls the flow of liquid or air in machines and instruments
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a valve that regulates the entry of fluid or gas' is directly and compositionally derived from 'intake' (an opening admitting fluid) + 'valve' (a flow-control device). This noun+noun modification pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term intake valve gives a clear picture: a valve, a small door, at the intake that opens to let air or fuel into a machine's chamber. So, it means 'the part that controls what enters' the chamber.