valve
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valve
- /vælv/ Australia, Canada, US
- /valv/ British, Northern England, Scotland
- /vɛlv/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ælv
Where it comes from
From Middle English valve, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valva.
noun valves
- A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum. open the valve
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Such a device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
Near-synonym: poppet valve
Similar: poppet 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 control the flow in the opposite direction. the ileocecal valve
- One of the leaves of a folding door or of a window sash.
- A vacuum tube.
- One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
- A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberry.
- One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
- One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.
verb valves · valving · valved
- To control (flow) by means of a valve.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stopcock, faucet, sluice, tap, gate, egr, lifeline, dump, bubble, regulator, device, solenoid, trap, outlet, tube, decompression
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noun device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid
| Español | válvula, llave, grifón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 밸브 baelbeu |
| 日本語 | バルブ barubu |
| 中文 | 閥門 /阀门 fámén |
| हिन्दी | वाल्व vālv |
| Kiswahili | valvu |
| Português | válvula |
| Français | clapet, soupape |
| Deutsch | Ventil, Armatur, Hahn, Wasserhahn, Schieber |
| Italiano | valvola |
| Ελληνικά | βαλβίδα valvída |
| Română | ventil |
| Русский | ве́нтиль véntilʹ, кла́пан klápan, задви́жка zadvížka, засло́нка zaslónka |
| Tiếng Việt | van |
| العربية | صِمَام ṣimām |
| עברית | שַׁסְתּוֹם |
Talk about this word "valve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/valve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. valve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/valve "valve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/valve.Cite this
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title = {valve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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