VALVES
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Scrabble
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WWF
V(4) A(1) L(1) V(4) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
noun
- A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
- 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“the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves”
- One of the leaves of a folding-door, or a window-sash.
- A vacuum tube.
verb
- To control (flow) by means of a valve.
Source: Wiktionary
