Synonyms for valve
vælvvalve

Princeton's WordNet

1. valvenoun

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

2. valvenoun

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

3. valvenoun

   control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

4. valvenoun

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

5. valvenoun

   one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Device
   • Shell
   • Structure

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1. List of paraphrases for "valve":

   valves, tap, faucet, stopcock, stop-valve, sub-valve

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1. Kyle Edelberg:

   A great example of that would be the Fukushima disaster-- where there was radiation. It was extremely dangerous for humans to go in. And what would have been really great is if we could have sent robots in to do something as simple as turn a valve.

2. Samir Kapadia:

   We should not interpret these results to suggest that you can have surgery or transcatheter valve replacement in whoever you want.

3. Michael Miller:

   Fluid buildup affecting the left side of the heart can produce wheezing that simulates bronchial asthma, once the valve is fixed, fluid no longer builds up in the lungs and the patient breathes easier.

4. Dan Adamski:

   The new engine controller … controls valve positions, propellants [and] stuff like that going through the engine, just like you’re not using the same computer that you used five years ago, we’re not using the same controller or computer that we used 20 or 30 years ago on the space shuttle main engine.

5. Morgan Griffith:

   I think it’s a tool that we ought to have as member, it’s a safety valve that allows members to say, ‘Wait a minute. This agency isn’t working right and we think there’s a better way to do it.’.