Look up: Valve

1. valve
   In nematodes: A structure that regulates the rate and/or direction of intake of materials (e.g., the esophago-intestinal valve or cardia).
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2. valve
   [n] - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it 2. [n] - device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone 3. [n] - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
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3. Valve
   A device for regulating the flow of fluid through a system.
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4. Valve
   A human heart has four valves, two on the right and two on the left.
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5. Valve
   Vacuum tube amplification component, also known as a tube.
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6. Valve
   glass tube which amplifies sound (signal), very much like the modern day transistor
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7. Valve
   One of the parts into which a dehiscent fruit splits when mature
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8. valve
   a device used to control the rate of flow in a line to open or shut off a line completely, or to serve as an automatic or semiautomatic safety device. Those used extensively include the check valve, gate valve, globe valve, needle valve, plug valve, and pressure relief valve.
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9. valve
   a device used to control the rate of flow in a line to open or shut off a line completely, or to serve as an automatic or semiautomatic safety device. Those used extensively include the check valve, gate valve, globe valve, needle valve, plug valve, and pressure relief valve.
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10. Valve
    In electronics, a valve is a device consisting of two or more metal plates enclosed in an evacuated glass bulb. One of the metal plates is heated, causing electrons to be emitted. If a positive charge is applied to the other plate, the electrons will move towards it and the valve will conduct electr...
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11. Valve
    A mechanism which may be opened or closed to permit or restrict the passage of a fluid or gas through an orifice.
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12. Valve
    This stops blood flowing the wrong way
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13. Valve
    A device that regulates water flow.
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14. Valve
    a structure that allows fluid flow in only one direction
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15. Valve
    One of the parts into which a capsule divides when splitting.
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16. valve
    a device which can regulate or stop the flow of fluid in a pipe by means of an obturator plug which is operated from the outside either directly, or remotely, or controlled by the variations in certain physical phenomena Category: Mechanical engineering • a device provided with a closing...
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17. Valve
    A device to stop, start or regulate the flow of liquid or gas through or from piping.
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18. Valve
    Valve noun [ Latin valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door: confer French valve .] 1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door. « Swift through the valves the visionary f...
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19. valve
    A device that controls the flow of a fluid through a pipe. ... One shell of a double shelled mollusc such as a clam or oyster. ... In botany terminology, a portion of an organ that has fragmented, of a capsule, the teeth like portions into which the dehiscing part of the pericarp splits at maturity. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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20. valve
    noun control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
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21. valve
    noun a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
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22. valve
    (valv) a membranous fold in a canal or passage that prevents backward flow of material passing through it.
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23. Valve
    • (n.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells. • (n.) 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, mitra...
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24. valve
    in anatomy, any of various membranous structures, especially in the heart, veins, and lymph ducts, that function to close temporarily a passage or ... [3 related articles]
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25. valve
    in mechanical engineering, device for controlling the flow of fluids (liquids, gases, slurries) in a pipe or other enclosure. Control is by means of ... [7 related articles]
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