Words · Common
valve
/vælv/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one way flow of fluid through it
- noun
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
- noun
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
- noun
the entire one piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
- noun
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods