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Valve (Noun)

Meaning 1

Control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hypernyms

  • Controller

Hyponyms

  • Relief Valve
  • Escape Cock
  • Escape Valve
  • Escape
  • Throttle Valve
  • Clack
  • Throttle
  • Clapper Valve
  • Poppet Valve

Related Words

  • Valvular (adjective)
  • Valvelet (noun)

Meaning 2

One of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Meaning 3

Device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Related Words

  • Valvelet (noun)

Meaning 4

A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Hypernyms

  • Complex Body Part
  • Bodily Structure
  • Body Structure
  • Anatomical Structure

Hyponyms

  • Valvula
  • Valvelet
  • Cardiac Valve

Related Words

  • Valvular (adjective)
  • Valvelet (noun)

Meaning 5

The entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

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