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They told me that I had a leaky valve, which is something that is certainly not life-threatening. It's common and it's something that had I not known about it, would I have lived? Sure. But it's something that I think is important to know, especially as I get older and given that I have heart disease in my family.
Jennie Garth

Meaning of "valve" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VALVE

From Latin valva a folding door.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VALVE

valve  [vælv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VALVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Valve is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VALVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

valve

Valve

A valve is a device that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically valves fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category. In an open valve, fluid flows in a direction from higher pressure to lower pressure. The simplest, and very ancient, valve is simply a freely hinged flap which drops to obstruct fluid flow in one direction, but is pushed open by flow in the opposite direction. This is called a check valve, as it prevents or "checks" the flow in one direction. Valves have many uses, including controlling water for Irrigation, industrial uses for controlling processes, residential uses such as on / off & pressure control to dish and clothes washers & taps in the home. Even aerosols have a tiny valve built in. Valves are also used in the military & transport sectors. Valves are found in virtually every industrial process, including water & sewage processing, mining, power generation, processing of oil, gas & petroleum, food manufacturing, chemical & plastic manufacturing and many other fields.

Definition of valve in the English dictionary

The first definition of valve in the dictionary is any device that shuts off, starts, regulates, or controls the flow of a fluid. Other definition of valve is a flaplike structure in a hollow organ, such as the heart, that controls the one-way passage of fluid through that organ. Valve is also any of the separable pieces that make up the shell of a mollusc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VALVE


bivalve
ˈbaɪˌvælv
equivalve
ˈekwɪˌvælv
inequivalve
ɪnˈiːkwɪˌvælv
salve
sælv
trivalve
ˈtraɪˌvælv
univalve
ˈjuːnɪˌvælv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VALVE

value-added tax
valued
valued policy
valueless
valuelessness
valuer
Valuer General
values
valuing
valuta
valvate
valve gear
valve spring
valve-in-head engine
valveless
valvelet
valvelike
valvular
valvule
valvulitis

WORDS THAT END LIKE VALVE

air valve
ball valve
bleed valve
butterfly valve
calve
check valve
cut-off valve
foot valve
gate valve
halve
mitral valve
outlet valve
overhead valve
poppet valve
relief valve
safety valve
slide valve
throttle valve
tyre valve
vacuum valve

Synonyms and antonyms of valve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «valve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VALVE

Find out the translation of valve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of valve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «valve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阀门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

válvula
570 millions of speakers

English

valve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाल्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صمام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клапан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

válvula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কপাটক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

valve
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Injap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ventil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밸브
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Katup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

van
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடைப்பான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झडप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapakçık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

valvola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawór
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клапан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supapă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαλβίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ventil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ventil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of valve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VALVE»

The term «valve» is very widely used and occupies the 5.385 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VALVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about valve

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10 QUOTES WITH «VALVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word valve.
1
Grant Achatz
To me, every kitchen appliance is useful and nothing's overrated. When I look at my little espresso machine, I don't see coffee. I see a steaming valve as an opportunity to make amazing creme brulee.
2
Peter Coyote
We spend all this energy keeping our lives normal and safe and predictable, and the result is that our approved cultural safety valve is the movies. So in films, anyway, the hero is obliged to represent the continuance of social values and institutions, and his permission to act is much more seriously limited than the villain's.
3
Monica Edwards
Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.
4
Lady Gaga
The only big things I've purchased are my dad's heart valve and a Rolls-Royce for my parents, for their anniversary. And that was only because my dad had a Lady Gaga license plate on our old car and it was making me crazy because he was getting followed everywhere, so I bought him a new car.
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Jennie Garth
They told me that I had a leaky valve, which is something that is certainly not life-threatening. It's common and it's something that had I not known about it, would I have lived? Sure. But it's something that I think is important to know, especially as I get older and given that I have heart disease in my family.
6
Wavy Gravy
Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling.
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Lawrence Hargrave
The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder.
8
Charlie Kimball
My team fills two separate drink bottles for me in the car. One is water, and the other has orange juice. I just turn a valve and go from water to juice... to adjust my glucose levels.
9
John William McCormack
If we know there is enough money in there for nine or ten months, we won't worry too much. They can come back and get more-not all they want, but a large piece of it. So you always have the supplemental as a safety valve.
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Sam Neill
I can tell you where I was when Kennedy was shot - which was in the common room at school. I heard about it on the old valve radio. At the time of Armstrong's landing, I was at university rehearsing a play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VALVE»

Discover the use of valve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to valve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Building Valve Amplifiers
The companion volume to Building Valve Amplifiers, Morgan Jones's Valve Amplifiers, has been widely recognised as the most complete guide to valve amplifier design written for over 30 years.
Morgan Jones, 2004
2
Valve Selection Handbook: Engineering Fundamentals for ...
Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure system that regulate either the flow or the pressure of the fluid.
Peter Smith, R. W. Zappe, 2004
3
Valve Presents Volume 1: The Sacrifice and Other ...
For fifteen years, Valve has defined the cutting edge of video games.
Various, 2011
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Valve Amplifiers
This book enables readers to understand, create, reconfigure and personalize high-end, audiophile quality amplifiers.
Morgan Jones, 2011
5
Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid Batteries
The valve-regulated design is now well established in the industrial battery sector, and also appears set to be adopted widely for automotive duty. This book provides a comprehensive account of VRLA technology and its uses.
Patrick T. Moseley, Jürgen Garche, C.D. Parker, 2004
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The Safety Relief Valve Handbook: Design and Use of Process ...
The Safety Valve Handbook is a professional reference for design, process, instrumentation, plant and maintenance engineers who work with fluid flow and transportation systems in the process industries, which covers the chemical, oil and ...
Marc Hellemans, 2009
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Valve Selection Handbook: Engineering Fundamentals for ...
This is the definitive guide to valve selection. This fourth edition is thoroughly updated, with revised and expanded chapters on pressure relief valves and rupture discs.
R. W. Zappe, 1999
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Valve Handbook 3rd Edition
The book also contains new information on: Valves used in the wastewater industry Applying emergency shutdown (ESO) valves Recent changes to shutoff classifications Valves specified for the nuclear industry The procurement process for the ...
Philip Skousen, 2011
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The Patient's Guide to Heart Valve Surgery: Avoid Stress : ...
The Patient's Guide to Heart Valve Surgery was written by Adam Pick, a double heart valve surgery patient, to address this troubling issue and prepare the patient and caregiver for the challenges and opportunities of valve surgery - from ...
Adam Pick, 2007
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Control Valve Primer: A User's Guide
Includes insights on valve sizing, smart (digital) valve positioners, field-based architecture, network system technology, and control loop performance evaluation.
Hans D. Baumann, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VALVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term valve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Valve is finally opening preorders for the first official Steam Machines
After an extremely long wait, Valve is launching preorders today for a small group of Steam Machines, console-like gaming computers running the company's ... «The Verge, Jun 15»
2
Valve begins offering refunds for all Steam games
For more than a decade, Valve has only offered refunds in extreme circumstances for downloadable games purchased on Steam. That ends today, as Valve has ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
3
Valve shuts down paid 'mod' system
Angry gamers have forced Valve to end a system that let people who make modifications or "mods" for games get paid for their work. The paid-mod system was ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
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Valve expands video game 'mod' market
Game maker Valve has expanded its online store to let players who make modifications or 'mods' for games sell their creations. Modifications can make small ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
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Iowa State basketball coach Fred Hoiberg, 42, to have heart valve
The 42-year-old Hoiberg said Friday that he's scheduled to have open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve, a procedure he put off twice during the season. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 15»
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Valve boss Gabe Newell says 'zero percent of people' get nauseous …
Speaking in an interview at GDC, Valve boss Gabe Newell said that until now VR headsets have been the "world's best motion sickness inducers," but that "zero ... «The Verge, Mar 15»
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Valve will let you make games with the new Source 2 engine for free
Valve has officially announced the successor to Source, the engine in which the seminal Half-Life 2 was developed, at GDC 2015 today. Source 2 will be free for ... «The Verge, Mar 15»
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Valve's VR headset is called the Vive and it's made by HTC
HTC has just announced the Vive, a virtual reality headset developed in collaboration with Valve. It will be available to consumers later this year, with a ... «The Verge, Mar 15»
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Valve showing off new virtual reality hardware and updated Steam …
Valve is gearing up to announce a range of new hardware at the upcoming Game Developers Conference in early March. The developer said today that it is ... «The Verge, Feb 15»
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Valve: Steam Machines delayed until 2015
On Tuesday evening, Valve Software used a forum in the Steam games-store app to announce a delay, though for once, it wasn't for an internally developed ... «Ars Technica, May 14»

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