English-Finnish translations for valve

Definition of valve

  • A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe
  • One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction
  • One of the leaves of a folding door|folding-door, or a window-sash
  • One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce
  • One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells
  • To control by means of a valve

Examples

  • the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves

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