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▸ noun: A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
▸ noun: (anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction
▸ noun: One of the leaves of a folding-door, or a window-sash.
▸ noun: (British) A vacuum tube.
▸ noun: (botany) One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
▸ noun: (botany) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberry.
▸ noun: (biology) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
▸ noun: (biology) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.
▸ verb: (transitive) To control (flow) by means of a valve.
Similar:
piston,
microvalve,
valva,
solenoid,
cylinder,
nozzle,
actuator,
stopcock,
wastegate,
pressurizer,
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Types:
ball valve,
gate valve,
globe valve,
check valve,
butterfly valve,
needle valve,
solenoid valve,
more...
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