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INTAKE VALVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intake valve mean?
• INTAKE VALVE (noun)
The noun INTAKE VALVE has 1 sense:
1. a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
Familiarity information: INTAKE VALVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("intake valve" is a kind of...):
valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)
Holonyms ("intake valve" is a part of...):
cylinder; piston chamber (a chamber within which piston moves)
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