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balbula [bal.bu.la.] : valve (n.)
Synonyms: barbula

Derivatives of balbula


Glosses:
valve
n. (body)1. valvea structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.
~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structurea particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure"
~ ticker, heart, pumpthe hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body.; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
~ cardiac valve, heart valvea valve to control one-way flow of blood.
~ valvelet, valvula, valvulea small valve.
~ ileocecal valvevalve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine.
n. (artifact)2. valvedevice in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.
~ brass instrument, brassa wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece.
~ devicean instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
n. (artifact)3. valvecontrol consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.
~ throttle, throttle valve, acceleratora valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine.
~ ball valveany valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball.
~ butterfly valvea valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle.
~ chokea valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine.
~ clack valve, clapper valve, clacka simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction.
~ controller, controla mechanism that controls the operation of a machine.; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
~ exhaust valvea valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold.
~ handwheelcontrol consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated.
~ handwheela wheel worked by hand.
~ intake valvea valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake.
~ poppet, poppet valvea mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines.
~ escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve, escapea valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level.
~ slide valvevalve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port.
n. (animal)4. valvethe entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.
~ shellthe hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod.
n. (animal)5. valveone of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods.
~ shellthe hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod.