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Definition of valve

noun:

• a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.
• device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.
• control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.
• the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.
• one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods.

Related words

accelerator, choke, clack, escape, poppet, throttle, valvelet, valvula, valvule.

Words nearby

calve, halve, salve, vale, valse, value, valved.