POPPET VALVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does poppet valve mean? 

• POPPET VALVE (noun)
  The noun POPPET VALVE has 1 sense:

1. a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines

  Familiarity information: POPPET VALVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POPPET VALVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

poppet; poppet valve

Hypernyms ("poppet valve" is a kind of...):

valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)

Holonyms ("poppet valve" is a part of...):

ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)