What is another word for valve?

Pronunciation: [vˈalv] (IPA)

Valves are vital components that regulate the flow of fluids or gases. There are numerous synonyms for "valve" depending on the type of valve being used, such as stopcock, spigot, faucet, regulator, tap, gate, and so on. Depending on their function, some other synonyms for the term include sluice, butterfly, globe, ball, and diaphragm. Additionally, valve-like devices include a plug, piston, or diaphragm that can also be referred to as a valve. No matter which one of these synonyms is used, each is crucial in its respective application ensuring that proper control over the flow of various fluids and gases is maintained, thus playing a large role in the safe and efficient functioning of many industries.

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What are the hypernyms for Valve?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Valve?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Valve?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

What are the meronyms for Valve?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
  • meronyms for valve (as nouns)

Usage examples for Valve

She is also the family safety-valve.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
It is a safety-valve.
"Helena Brett's Career"
Desmond Coke
She made her boy a powerful engine without a governor valve.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

Famous quotes with Valve

  • Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.
    Monica Edwards
  • Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling.
    Wavy Gravy
  • The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder.
    Lawrence Hargrave
  • I don't believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didn't, the safety valve would give and the boiler would explode.
    Hedy Lamarr
  • If we know there is enough money in there for nine or ten months, we won't worry too much. They can come back and get more-not all they want, but a large piece of it. So you always have the supplemental as a safety valve.
    John William McCormack

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