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device vs valve

valve vs device

device and valve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
device Yes No No No
valve Yes No No No
As nouns, valve is a hyponym of device; that is, valve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than device:
  • device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  • valve: device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
Other hyponyms of device include acoustic device, adapter, adaptor, afterburner, agglomerator, aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface, alarm, alarm system, warning device, appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget, applicator, applier, aspergill, aspersorium, automatic pilot, autopilot, robot pilot, bait, decoy, lure, billiard marker, bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder, blower, bootjack, breathalyser, breathalyzer, breathing apparatus, breathing device, breathing machine, ventilator, bubbler, buffer, fender, catapult, launcher, battery charger, charger, clip-on, comb, baby's dummy, comforter, pacifier, teething ring, conductor, birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device, converter, convertor, corer, corrective, restorative, crusher, cryptograph, cutoff, dampener, moistener, damper, muffler, deflector, dental appliance, depressor, detector, sensing element, sensor, diestock, drive, drop forge, drop hammer, drop press, elastic device, electrical device, electronic device, energiser, energizer, exercise device, explosive device, fan, filter, asphyxiator, extinguisher, fire extinguisher, flare, fumigator, gas fixture, groover, guard, safety, safety device, heater, warmer, heat exchanger, holding device, horn, foil, hydrofoil, imprint, indicator, instrument, ignition interlock, interlock, interrupter, jig, key, keyboard, Kinetoscope, doorknocker, knocker, rapper, lift, lifting device, igniter, ignitor, light, lighter, machine, magnet, mechanism, memory device, storage device, instrument, musical instrument, nest egg, noisemaker, optical device, override, paper feed, peeler, pick, plectron, plectrum, power takeoff, PTO, goad, prod, autocue, prompter, pull, reflector, button, release, remote, remote control, reset, constraint, restraint, router, runner, scratcher, shoehorn, shoetree, shooting stick, shredder, signaling device, snowshoe, sounder, source of illumination, stabiliser, stabilizer, stemmer, straightener, reinforcement, strengthener, stylus, suction cup, support, sweatbox, synchroflash, take-up, teaser, dart thrower, spear thrower, throwing board, throwing stick, tilter, pair of tongs, tongs, toy, trap, trigger, vaporiser, vaporizer, ventilator, washboard, water cooler, slide chart, gun worm, carbonator, soda carbonator, soda maker, ultrasonic flaw detector, flocculator, microsensor, pulse oximeter, bottle capper, capping machine, seed sprouter, sprouter, vulcaniser, vulcanizer, positioner, speech synthesizer, microdevice, flow meter, network bridge, rotary encoder, shaft encoder, repulsor, repulsorlift, repulsorlift engine.
device (noun) valve (noun)
any clever maneuver one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect 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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