Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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valve | Yes | No | No | No |
slide valve | Yes | No | No | No |
valve (noun) | slide valve (noun) |
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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 |