Definition of Valve
- 1. A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it Noun
- 2. Device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone Noun
- 3. Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid Noun
- 4. The entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs Noun
- 5. One of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods Noun
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