Valve - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|vælv|
Brit.
|vælv|
noun
- a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
- device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
- control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
- the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
- one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
- device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
- control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
- the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
- one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
Extra examples
They turned off the main water valve to the house.
His hobbies act as a safety valve, relieving some of the pressure he feels from his job.
Crying is a natural safety valve.
The most glamorous newcomer to the Volkswagen Golf range is the revamped GTi 16 valve.
Exercise provided him with a good safety valve from pressure at work.
He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve
We shut off the valve
Word forms
noun
singular: valve
plural: valves
singular: valve
plural: valves
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