valve

Εννοια

Noun

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. 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
4. One of the leaves of a folding-door, or a window-sash.
5. A vacuum tube.
6. One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
7. A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberry.
8. One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
9. One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.

Verb

To control (flow) by means of a valve.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈvælv/

Ετυμολογία

From Middle English valve, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valva.

Προτάσεις

Besson produces a four-valve non-compensating euphonium with the fourth valve on the side .

Η Besson παράγει ένα τετρά valve μη αντισταθμισμένο Euphonium με την τέταρτη βαλβίδα στο πλάι.