valve
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4.1
- noun
- /vælv/
- Specialized
:
válvula
- - It's a stuck valve of some sort.
- safety valve
- control valve
- pressure valve
The Tesla valve is a type of check valve that has no moving parts.
- The Tesla valve is a type of check valve that has no moving parts.
- You kind of got to like take the pressure valve off a little bit in some ways.
- It goes it goes on the on off valve on your toilet.
- So both valves had closed with air inside.
- This is a garden hose two way valve.
- Whatever your stress valve release valve is, right?
- You don't do valves, you can sort of do valves.
Examples
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The engineer explained how the valve regulates the flow of water in the pipeline.
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In this case, air flows through the valve to inflate a patient's abdomen.
Academic text (1994) -
Just make sure that your valve is shut closed.
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The Tesla valve is a type of check valve that has no moving parts.
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A valve at the opening of the lungs.
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All we have to do is turn off the valve to the barracks.
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Carefully, he opens a bleed valve, a hiss of air as the final link is pressurized.
Fiction book (1996) -
There is a valve that's been implanted into a stent.
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When it detects unsafe conditions, it prohibits the operation of affected valves and sounds an alarm.
Academic text (2011) -
The new ancillary components are hydraulic cylinders, control valves, pumps, and steering controls.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
4
3.9
A device that opens automatically to let out extra pressure
2
5.1
A valve that opens to let air and fuel into an engine cylinder
2
3.5
A flap in the heart that lets blood flow one way and stops it flowing back
1
3.7
A part on a boiler or similar machine that automatically lets out steam when pressure gets too high
1
4.1
A device that controls the flow of water or gas using a round ball inside
1
6.0
A valve with a flat disc that turns to control or stop the flow of water and air
1
4.7
A valve in a car engine that lets hot gases from the cylinder go outside
A small part in a machine or body that opens and closes to control flow
A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas by sliding over an opening
A part that controls how much air and fuel go into an engine to change its speed or power
A gate that controls water flow in a canal
A valve that sends water or gas into different pipes
A small device with a flap that lets liquid flow one way only
A valve between the heart's right side and the vessel to the lungs that stops blood flowing back
A valve in the heart that makes blood flow one way between chambers and major vessels
A device that opens by itself to let out extra pressure and prevent explosions
A part that opens by itself to let out pressure and prevent an accident
Compounds
- Specialized
7
4.4
A valve in the left side of the heart that stops blood flowing backward
- Specialized
5
4.8
A part in the heart that stops blood flowing back into the left chamber
- Specialized
2
3.5
A flap in the heart that lets blood flow one way and stops it flowing back
- Specialized
1
3.7
A part on a boiler or similar machine that automatically lets out steam when pressure gets too high
- Specialized
1
3.8
An artificial device in the heart that takes the place of a damaged part that controls blood flow
- Specialized
1
4.8
The part of the heart with three flaps that stops blood flowing back into the right upper chamber
- Specialized
1
6.0
A valve with a flat disc that turns to control or stop the flow of water and air
- Specialized
1
4.1
A device that controls the flow of water or gas using a round ball inside
- Specialized
1
4.7
A valve in a car engine that lets hot gases from the cylinder go outside
- Specialized
1
5.6
The valve between the left chambers of the heart does not close, letting blood leak backward
- Specialized
1
8.0
A small muscle that controls flow from the small intestine into the large intestine
- Specialized
A heart part with two flaps between the left upper and left lower chambers that controls blood flow
- Specialized
A valve in the heart that makes blood flow one way between chambers and major vessels
- Specialized
A simple device with a hinged flap that lets liquid flow in one direction and stops it flowing back
- Specialized
A device that opens by itself to let out extra pressure and prevent explosions
- Specialized
A valve between an upper and lower heart chamber that lets blood flow one way
- Specialized
A heart valve with two flaps that lets blood move from the left atrium to the left ventricle without backflow
- Specialized
A condition where the heart valve between the left upper and lower chambers becomes narrow and slows blood flow
- Specialized
A valve between the heart's right side and the vessel to the lungs that stops blood flowing back
- Specialized
A ring of muscle at the lower end of the stomach that lets food pass into the small intestine
- Archaic
An electronic tube that changes a back-and-forth flow of electricity into a one-way flow
- Specialized
A valve with three flaps between the right upper and lower chambers of the heart that stops blood flowing backward
- Specialized
A part that opens by itself to let out pressure and prevent an accident
- Specialized
A disc-shaped engine part that moves up and down to open or close a hole for gases
- Specialized
A part of the heart with moon-shaped flaps that stops blood flowing back after each beat
- Archaic
An electronic device in a sealed glass tube that controls electric current in old radios
- Specialized
A part that controls how much air and fuel go into an engine to change its speed or power
- Specialized
A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas by sliding over an opening
- Specialized
An engine with the parts that let air in and let exhaust out at the top of the cylinders
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Etymology
Valve comes from the Latin valva meaning 'leaf' or 'door', and a mechanical valve works like a small 'door' inside a pipe that opens and closes to control the 'flow' of water, air, or gas. That door image is why engineers and musicians call the device a valve.