valve vs poppet valve

poppet valve vs valve

valve and poppet valve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
valve	Yes	No	No	No
poppet valve	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, poppet valve is a hyponym of valve; that is, poppet valve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than valve:

valve: control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
poppet valve: a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines

Other hyponyms of valve include accelerator, throttle, throttle valve, ball valve, butterfly valve, choke, clack, clack valve, clapper valve, exhaust valve, intake valve, poppet, escape, escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve, slide valve.

valve (noun)	poppet valve (noun)
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods	a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
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 valve and poppet valve

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