valve

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English valve, from Latin valva (double door, valve). Doublet of valva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvælv/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ælv

Noun

valve (plural valves)

Valve1
Valve 3D
  1. A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
    shut off the valve
    open the valve
  2. A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
  3. (anatomy) 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
    the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves
  4. One of the leaves of a folding-door, or a window-sash.
  5. (Britain) A vacuum tube.
  6. (botany) One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce.
  7. (botany) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberry.
  8. (biology) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells.
  9. (biology) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom.


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cantonese: 嘩佬哗佬 (waa1 lou2)
  • Japanese: バルブ (barubu)
  • Thai: วาล์ว (waao)

Translations

Verb

valve (third-person singular simple present valves, present participle valving, simple past and past participle valved)

  1. (transitive) To control (flow) by means of a valve.

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From valvama +‎ -e.

Noun

valve (genitive valve, partitive valvet)

  1. guard, watch

Declension

Declension of valve (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative valve valved
accusative nom.
gen. valve
genitive valvete
partitive valvet valveid
illative valvesse valvetesse
valveisse
inessive valves valvetes
valveis
elative valvest valvetest
valveist
allative valvele valvetele
valveile
adessive valvel valvetel
valveil
ablative valvelt valvetelt
valveilt
translative valveks valveteks
valveiks
terminative valveni valveteni
essive valvena valvetena
abessive valveta valveteta
comitative valvega valvetega

Finnish

Etymology

valvoa +‎ -e

Pronunciation

Noun

valve

  1. awakeness; the state of being awake
    Synonym: hereillä olo
    Coordinate terms: uni (sleep), minimaalisen tietoisuuden tila (state of minimal consciousness), tiedottomuus (unconsciousness), vegetatiivinen tila (vegetative state), kooma (coma)
    olla valveillato be awake

Declension

Inflection of valve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative valve valveet
genitive valveen valveiden
valveitten
partitive valvetta valveita
illative valveeseen valveisiin
valveihin
singular plural
nominative valve valveet
accusative nom. valve valveet
gen. valveen
genitive valveen valveiden
valveitten
partitive valvetta valveita
inessive valveessa valveissa
elative valveesta valveista
illative valveeseen valveisiin
valveihin
adessive valveella valveilla
ablative valveelta valveilta
allative valveelle valveille
essive valveena valveina
translative valveeksi valveiksi
abessive valveetta valveitta
instructive valvein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of valve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valveeni valveeni
accusative nom. valveeni valveeni
gen. valveeni
genitive valveeni valveideni
valveitteni
partitive valvettani valveitani
inessive valveessani valveissani
elative valveestani valveistani
illative valveeseeni valveisiini
valveihini
adessive valveellani valveillani
ablative valveeltani valveiltani
allative valveelleni valveilleni
essive valveenani valveinani
translative valveekseni valveikseni
abessive valveettani valveittani
instructive
comitative valveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valveesi valveesi
accusative nom. valveesi valveesi
gen. valveesi
genitive valveesi valveidesi
valveittesi
partitive valvettasi valveitasi
inessive valveessasi valveissasi
elative valveestasi valveistasi
illative valveeseesi valveisiisi
valveihisi
adessive valveellasi valveillasi
ablative valveeltasi valveiltasi
allative valveellesi valveillesi
essive valveenasi valveinasi
translative valveeksesi valveiksesi
abessive valveettasi valveittasi
instructive
comitative valveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative valveemme valveemme
accusative nom. valveemme valveemme
gen. valveemme
genitive valveemme valveidemme
valveittemme
partitive valvettamme valveitamme
inessive valveessamme valveissamme
elative valveestamme valveistamme
illative valveeseemme valveisiimme
valveihimme
adessive valveellamme valveillamme
ablative valveeltamme valveiltamme
allative valveellemme valveillemme
essive valveenamme valveinamme
translative valveeksemme valveiksemme
abessive valveettamme valveittamme
instructive
comitative valveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative valveenne valveenne
accusative nom. valveenne valveenne
gen. valveenne
genitive valveenne valveidenne
valveittenne
partitive valvettanne valveitanne
inessive valveessanne valveissanne
elative valveestanne valveistanne
illative valveeseenne valveisiinne
valveihinne
adessive valveellanne valveillanne
ablative valveeltanne valveiltanne
allative valveellenne valveillenne
essive valveenanne valveinanne
translative valveeksenne valveiksenne
abessive valveettanne valveittanne
instructive
comitative valveinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative valveensa valveensa
accusative nom. valveensa valveensa
gen. valveensa
genitive valveensa valveidensa
valveittensa
partitive valvettaan
valvettansa
valveitaan
valveitansa
inessive valveessaan
valveessansa
valveissaan
valveissansa
elative valveestaan
valveestansa
valveistaan
valveistansa
illative valveeseensa valveisiinsa
valveihinsa
adessive valveellaan
valveellansa
valveillaan
valveillansa
ablative valveeltaan
valveeltansa
valveiltaan
valveiltansa
allative valveelleen
valveellensa
valveilleen
valveillensa
essive valveenaan
valveenansa
valveinaan
valveinansa
translative valveekseen
valveeksensa
valveikseen
valveiksensa
abessive valveettaan
valveettansa
valveittaan
valveittansa
instructive
comitative valveineen
valveinensa

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Latin valva.

Pronunciation

Noun

valve f (plural valves)

  1. valve

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈval.ve/
  • Rhymes: -alve
  • Hyphenation: vàl‧ve

Noun

valve f

  1. plural of valva