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valve

UK/ˈvælv/ US/ˈvælv/ fairly common uk

noun

1.
2.

device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone

3.

control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

Origin

From Middle English valve, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valva.

Phrases

  • aortic valve
  • atrioventricular valve
  • bag valve mask
  • ball valve
  • Bauhin's valve
  • bicuspid valve
  • blow valve
  • butterfly valve

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