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1. (n.) valve
any device for halting or controlling the flow of something, as a liquid, through a pipe or other passage.
2. valve
a hinged lid or other movable part that closes or modifies the passage in such a device.
3. valve
a membranous structure that permits the flow of a fluid, as blood, in one direction only.
4. valve
(in brass instruments) a device for changing the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.
5. valve
one of the two or more separable pieces composing certain shells:
the valves of a clamshell.
6. valve
Bot.
7. valve
one of the segments into which a fruit capsule dehisces.
8. valve
a flap or lidlike part of certain anthers.
9. valve
Chiefly Brit.
10. valve
Archaic. one of the leaves of a double or folding door.
11. (v.t.) valve
to provide with a valve.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L valvae leaves of a door)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) valve
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
2. (noun) valve
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
3. (noun) valve
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
4. (noun) valve
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
5. (noun) valve
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) valve
a door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door
2. (noun) valve
a lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling, sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid
3. (noun) valve
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 retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves
4. (noun) valve
one of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts
5. (noun) valve
one of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom
6. (noun) valve
a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry
7. (noun) valve
one of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells
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Sense: a device for allowing a liquid or gas to pass through an opening in one direction only.
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 Afrikaans: klep |
 Arabic: صِمام |
 Bulgarian: вентил |
 Brazilian: válvula |
 Czech: ventil |
 German: das Ventil |
 Danish: ventil |
 Greek: βαλβίδα |
 Spanish: válvula |
 Estonian: ventiil |
 Farsi: سوپاپ |
 Finnish: venttiili |
 French: valve, soupape |
 Hebrew: שַסתוֹם |
 Hindi: वाल्व एक`ओर खुलने वाला वा |
 Croatian: ventil |
 Hungarian: szelep |
 Indonesian: katup |
 Icelandic: loki, ventill |
 Italian: valvola |
 Japanese: 弁 |
 Korean: 밸브 |
 Lithuanian: vožtuvas |
 Latvian: vārsts; ventilis |
 Malay: injap |
 Dutch: klep |
 Norwegian: ventil, klaff |
 Polish: zawór |
 Portuguese: válvula |
 Romanian: valvă, supapă |
 Russian: клапан |
 Slovak: ventil |
 Slovenian: ventil |
 Serbian: ventil |
 Swedish: ventil |
 Thai: ลิ้นปิดเปิด |
 Turkish: valf, vana |
 Taiwanese: 閥 |
 Ukrainian: клапан, вентиль |
 Urdu: والو، گيس يا رقيق مادے کو |
 Vietnamese: van |
 Chinese: 阀 |
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