throttle valve
- noun
- /ˈθrɑːtəl vælv/
- Specialized
:
válvula de estrangulación
- Adjusting the throttle valve allowed the technician to regulate the airflow to the engine.
Examples
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The idea behind the Bosch Mastershift system, for example, is the linkage via a bus system of all subsystems influencing fuel consumption, including electronic transmission control, electronic engine control, and electronic throttle-valve control.
Academic text (1994) -
The mechanic replaced the broken throttle valve to improve the engine's performance.
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This used to be the throttle valve assembly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Above him on the fuselage is the crucial throttle-valve assembly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Can you reconstruct the throttle valve?
Fiction book (1994) -
The wall 12 has a valve 14 that is designed as a throttle valve and permits fuel to flow into the first chamber 7.
Blog text (26) -
Abstract: A feed unit (2) for feeding fuel out of a fuel tank (1) has a baffle (4) having two chambers (7, 13) which are connected to each other via a valve (14) designed as a throttle valve.
Blog text (26) -
Two new products under development are: a unique combination throttling gate valve and a self-sustaining cryo-cooled throttle valve operating at 100-120 degrees.
Academic text (1997) -
After the first chamber 7 has been emptied, fuel present in the second chamber 13 flows via the valve 14, which is designed as a throttle valve, slowly into the first chamber 7, as illustrated in FIG. 2.
Blog text (26) -
A full-service manufacturer of vacuum systems, pressure measurement and control instrumentation, and patented vacuum throttle valves.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
153
4.1
A device that controls the flow of liquid or air in machines and instruments
57
6.1
A lever or pedal that controls an engine's power and speed
1
6.0
A valve with a flat disc that turns to control or stop the flow of water and air
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a valve that regulates the supply of fuel or air' is directly derivable from combining 'throttle' (a device/lever that regulates flow) with 'valve' (a flow-control device). This is a regular noun–noun compound following standard compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun throttle valve is a simple image: a valve that throttles the flow of air and fuel into an engine. By letting in more or less flow it 'controls' the engine's 'speed', so the name shows its job.