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noun
- 1. a device for controlling the passage of fluid or air through a pipe, duct, etc., especially an automatic device allowing movement in one direction only: "a valve shuts off the flow from the boiler when the water is hot enough"
- 2. each of the halves of the hinged shell of a bivalve mollusc or brachiopod, or of the parts of the compound shell of a barnacle.
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VALVE definition: 1. a device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases, or a similar structure…. Learn more.
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category.
The meaning of VALVE is any of numerous mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid, gas, or loose material in bulk may be started, stopped, or regulated by a movable part that opens, shuts, or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways; also : the movable part of such a device.
Valve definition: any device for halting or controlling the flow of a liquid, gas, or other material through a passage, pipe, inlet, outlet, etc.. See examples of VALVE used in a sentence.
a device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases, or a similar structure in the heart and the veins that controls the flow of blood: The valve failed to open / close. It was a weak heart valve that caused her death. part of a musical instrument such as a trumpet that changes the sound by controlling the flow of air.
A valve is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas. Before you fix the broken sink in your bathroom, you should turn the valve that shuts off the water. SKIP TO CONTENT
A valve is a device that shuts off, starts, or controls the flow of a fluid. A simple type of valve consists of a hinged flap that drops to block fluid flow in one direction but is pushed open by flow in the other direction. When the steam pressure reaches 15 psi, the safety valve opens and excess steam escapes.
valve. (vălv) n. 1. a. Any of various devices that regulate the flow of gases, liquids, or loose materials through piping or through apertures by opening, closing, or obstructing ports or passageways. b. The movable control element of such a device. c.
Definition of valve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VALVE definition: something that opens and closes to control the flow of liquid or gas. Learn more.
