Engelsk navneord: valve |
1. | valve (i anatomi) a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure |
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| Mere specifikke termer | cardiac valve, heart valve, ileocecal valve, valvelet, valvula, valvule |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | heart, pump, ticker |
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2. | valve (om genstand) device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | device |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | brass, brass instrument |
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3. | valve (om genstand) control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | control, controller |
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| Mere specifikke termer | accelerator, ball valve, butterfly valve, choke, clack, clack valve, clapper valve, escape, escape cock, escape valve, exhaust valve, intake valve, poppet, poppet valve, relief valve, safety valve, slide valve, throttle, throttle valve |
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| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | handwheel, handwheel |
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4. | valve (om dyr) the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | shell |
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5. | valve (om dyr) one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | shell |
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