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slide valve vs valve

valve vs slide valve

slide valve and valve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slide valve Yes No No No
valve Yes No No No
As nouns, valve is a hypernym of slide valve; that is, valve is a word with a broader meaning than slide valve:
  • slide valve: valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port
  • valve: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
slide valve (noun) valve (noun)
valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
Difference between slide valve and valve

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