Definitions for safety valve
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
safe′ty valve`(n.)
a device that opens to release a fluid before pressure reaches dangerous levels.
Category: Hydraulogy
a harmless outlet for pent-up feelings.
Origin of safety valve:
1805–15
Princeton's WordNet
safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape(noun)
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
Wiktionary
safety valve(Noun)
A relief valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container (such as a boiler) would burst
Translations for safety valve
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
safety valve(noun)
a valve eg on a pressure cooker that opens if the pressure of the steam in it becomes too great.
- veiligheidsklepAfrikaans
- صِمام الأمانArabic
- предпазен вентилBulgarian
- válvula de segurançaPortuguese (BR)
- pojistný ventilCzech
- das SicherheitsventilGerman
- sikkerhedsventilDanish
- βαλβίδα ασφαλείαςGreek
- válvula de seguridadSpanish
- kaitseventiilEstonian
- دريچه اطمينانFarsi
- varoventtiiliFinnish
- soupape de sûretéFrench
- שַסתוֹם- בִּטָחוֹןHebrew
- सुरक्षा वाल्वHindi
- sigurnosni ventilCroatian
- biztonsági szelepHungarian
- katup pengamanIndonesian
- öryggisventillIcelandic
- valvola di sicurezzaItalian
- 安全弁Japanese
- 안전밸브Korean
- apsauginis vožtuvasLithuanian
- drošības vārstsLatvian
- injap keselamatanMalay
- veiligheidsklepDutch
- sikkerhetsventilNorwegian
- zawór bezpieczeństwaPolish
- دريچه اطمينانPersian
- مطمنه دروازهPashto
- válvula de segurançaPortuguese
- supapă de siguranţăRomanian
- предохранительный клапанRussian
- poistný ventilSlovak
- varnostni ventilSlovenian
- sigurnosni ventilSerbian
- säkerhetsventilSwedish
- ลิ้นระบายไอในหม้อน้ำThai
- emniyet supabı/valfıTurkish
- 安全閥，活瓣， 活塞Chinese (Trad.)
- запобіжний клапанUkrainian
- حفاظتی والوUrdu
- van an toànVietnamese
- 安全阀Chinese (Simp.)
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