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valve vs slide valve

slide valve vs valve

valve and slide valve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
valve Yes No No No
slide valve Yes No No No
As nouns, slide valve is a hyponym of valve; that is, slide 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
  • slide valve: valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port
valve (noun) slide valve (noun)
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port
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 slide valve

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