Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
valve
IPA transcription: [v'ælv]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
valve
Meaning:
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
Synonyms:
valve
Meaning:
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
Usage examples
He therefore opened the valve of the outside balloon.
He aimed the hissing bottle, fumbling for the manual valve.
As soon as the car touched the ground, the doctor shut the valve.
She was "groomed" until every wire was taut and every cog, lever and valve working perfectly.
He was alone in space, gliding away from the ship, with oxygen hissing softly through the valve and ticking away his life.