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Definition of valve
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of valve is as below...
Valve (n.) A lid, plug, or
cover,
applied
to an
aperture
so that by its
movement,
as by
swinging,
lifting
and
falling,
sliding,
turning,
or the like, it will open or close the
aperture
to
permit
or
prevent
passage,
as of a
fluid..
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Trivalvular
::
Trivalvular
(a.)
Having
three
valves;
three-valved.
Retinaculum
::
Retinaculum
(n.) A
connecting
band; a
fraenum;
as, the
retinacula
of the
ileocaecal
and
ileocolic
valves..
Umbo
::
Umbo (n.) One of the
lateral
prominence
just above the hinge of a
bivalve
shell.
Link
::
Link (n.) Any
intermediate
rod or piece for
transmitting
force or
motion,
especially
a short
connecting
rod with a
bearing
at each end;
specifically
(Steam
Engine),
the
slotted
bar, or
connecting
piece,
to the
opposite
ends of which the
eccentric
rods are
jointed,
and by means of which the
movement
of the valve is
varied,
in a link
motion..
Eye
::
Eye (n.) The scar to which the
adductor
muscle
is
attached
in
oysters
and other
bivalve
shells;
also, the
adductor
muscle
itself,
esp. when used as food, as in the
scallop..
Holostomatous
::
Holostomatous
(a.)
Having
an
entire
aperture;
-- said of many
univalve
shells.
Sea Cock
::
Sea cock () In a
steamship,
a cock or valve close to the
vessel's
side, for
closing
a pipe which
communicates
with the sea..
Oyster
::
Oyster
(n.) Any
marine
bivalve
mollusk
of the genus
Ostrea.
They are
usually
found
adhering
to rocks or other fixed
objects
in
shallow
water along the
seacoasts,
or in
brackish
water in the mouth of
rivers.
The
common
European
oyster
(Ostrea
edulis),
and the
American
oyster
(Ostrea
Virginiana),
are the most
important
species..
Quadrivalve
::
Quadrivalve
(n.) A door,
shutter,
or the like,
having
four
folds..
Veneracea
::
Veneracea
(n. pl.) An
extensive
tribe of
bivalve
mollusks
of which the genus Venus is the type. The
shells
are
usually
oval, or
somewhat
heartshaped,
with a
conspicuous
lunule.
See
Venus..
Ostracea
::
Ostracea
(n. pl.) A
division
of
bivalve
mollusks
including
the
oysters
and
allied
shells.
Valvule
::
Valvule
(n.) A small
valvelike
process.
Damper
::
Damper
(n.) That which damps or
checks;
as: (a) A valve or
movable
plate in the flue or other part of a
stove,
furnace,
etc., used to check or
regulate
the
draught
of air. (b) A
contrivance,
as in a
pianoforte,
to
deaden
vibrations;
or, as in other
pieces
of
mechanism,
to check some
action
at a
particular
time..
Frustule
::
Frustule
(n.) The
siliceous
shell of a
diatom.
It is
composed
of two
valves,
one
overlapping
the
other,
like a pill box and its
cover..
Xylotrya
::
Xylotrya
(n.) A genus of
marine
bivalves
closely
allied
to
Teredo,
and
equally
destructive
to
timber.
One
species
(Xylotrya
fimbriata)
is very
common
on the
Atlantic
coast of the
United
States..
Trimyarian
::
Trimyarian
(n.) A
lamellibranch
which has three
muscular
scars on each
valve.
Tellina
::
Tellina
(n.) A genus of
marine
bivalve
mollusks
having
thin,
delicate,
and often
handsomely
colored
shells..
Septiferous
::
Septiferous
(a.)
Bearing
a
partition;
-- said of the
valves
of a
capsule.
Mya
::
Mya (n.) A genus of
bivalve
mollusks,
including
the
common
long, or
soft-shelled,
clam..
Pulsometer
::
Pulsometer
(n.) A
device,
with
valves,
for
raising
water by
steam,
partly
by
atmospheric
pressure,
and
partly
by the
direct
action
of the steam on the
water,
without
the
intervention
of a
piston;
-- also
called
vacuum
pump..
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