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valve::noun | Spocien Dictionary

valve

/vælv/

a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

Type	Words
Type of	complex body part, structure, anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure
Has types	valvelet, cardiac valve, heart valve, ileocecal valve, valvule, valvula
Derivation	valvelet, valvular

valve

/vælv/

control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

Type	Words
Type of	controller, control
Has types	accelerator, ball valve, butterfly valve, choke, clack, clack valve, clapper valve, escape, escape cock, escape valve, exhaust valve, intake valve, poppet, poppet valve, relief valve, safety valve, slide valve, throttle, throttle valve
Derivation	valvelet, valvular

valve

/vælv/

device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone

Type	Words
Type of	device
Derivation	valvelet

valve

/vælv/

one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods

Type	Words
Type of	shell

valve

/vælv/

the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs

Type	Words
Type of	shell