valve
Pipe passage controller
A valve is a device that controls the flow of liquid, gas, or loose material through a passage—opening, closing, or partially blocking it.
Heart valves regulate blood flow between chambers.
Valves in brass instruments alter pitch by changing the path of air.
The word extends to any mechanism that permits flow in one direction only: a safety valve, a pressure-relief valve.
Figuratively, a valve is an outlet for releasing pressure: Exercise serves as a valve for stress. (Capitalized Valve is the video game company.)
Hinged barrier in fence
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- checkOrder to pay
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- globeSpherical representation of landmasses
needle · solenoid · shut-off · backflow · faucet · spigot · stopcock · petcock
Device maintaining steady output
- throttlePower flow controller
- blowdownWind-felled trees
- safetyFreedom from harm
- injectorMechanism forcing substances inward
dome · superheater · cylinder · piston · cutoff · reverser · firebox · boiler
Of a heart valve
- tricuspidHaving three projections
- aorticOf the main artery
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- bicuspidDouble-cusped grinding tooth
stenosis · regurgitation · murmur · prolapse · replacement · repair · leaflet · annulus
Valved brass wind instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- euphoniumTenor-range brass instrument
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
- cornetValved wind instrument
sousaphone · piston · rotary · fingering · bore · bell · mouthpiece · tuning
Amount received or consumed
- exhaustUse up entirely
- camshaftLobed rod operating valves
- rockerChair on curved rails
- pushrodEngine valve linkage component
lifter · spring · seat · stem · guide · clearance · timing · overhead
gate
Hinged barrier in fence
globe · needle · solenoid · shut-off · backflow · faucet · spigot · stopcock · petcock · diaphragm
regulator
Device maintaining steady output
injector · dome · superheater · cylinder · piston · cutoff · reverser · firebox · boiler · locomotive
mitral
Of a heart valve
bicuspid · stenosis · regurgitation · murmur · prolapse · replacement · repair · leaflet · annulus · calcification
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- euphoniumTenor-range brass instrument
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
cornet · sousaphone · piston · rotary · fingering · bore · bell · mouthpiece · tuning · intonation
intake
Amount received or consumed
pushrod · lifter · spring · seat · stem · guide · clearance · timing · overhead · poppet
actuator
Device producing controlled motion
regulator · safety · relief · isolation · throttling · modulating · flanged · threaded · body · bonnet
vacuum
Absence of matter
diode · rectifier · amplifier · thermionic · cathode · anode · grid · filament · plate · preamp
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- bathroombathtub, bathroom, restroom, lavatory, faucet
- blood/circulationartery, vein, blood, heart, pulse
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- valve replacementInstalling new heart flap
- mitral valveLeft heart's one-way door
- shutoff valvesControls that stop flow
- safety valveAutomatic pressure-limiting device
- heart valveOne-way cardiac flap
- control valvesDevices regulating fluid flow