stopcocks

Pipe flow regulators

Stopcocks are valves that control the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.

Each stopcock has a handle or lever that opens, closes, or regulates passage through the line.

A main stopcock typically controls water supply to a building: Turn off the stopcock before replacing the faucet.

The term appears in plumbing, laboratory equipment, and industrial contexts.

plumbing

valve

Fluid flow controller

water supply · tap · spigot · flow control · main line · copper pipe · fitting · compression · threaded · gate valve

laboratory

burette

Calibrated tube for titration

chemistry · volumetric · dispensing · precision · Bunsen burner · flask · beaker · analytical · lab bench · pipette

medical

catheter

Inserted medical drainage tube

sterile · surgical · syringe · infusion · irrigation · urological · bladder · cannula · medical device · clinical

Opposites
flow control function

stopcocksoutlets

Points of release or connection

spouts · nozzles

Family

stopcock

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G