Valve

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Transitive Verb 1.3 Related terms

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

Transitive Verb

valve

1. (Verification for this usage is being sought): (jargon) To control (flow) by means of a valve.

Related terms

• exhaust valve
• intake valve
• toggle valve
• valve oil

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