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D valve

D valve noun: a slide valve with a cup-like cavity in its face, through which exhaust steam passes.

Noun

D valve (plural D valves)

  1. A slide valve with a cup-like cavity in its face, through which exhaust steam passes.

Forms of D valve

pluralD valves

Origin of D valve

Named after the hollow central D-sectioned piston.

Questions about D valve

What does D valve mean?
D valve means a slide valve with a cup-like cavity in its face, through which exhaust steam passes.
What part of speech is D valve?
D valve is a noun.
What is the plural of D valve?
The plural of D valve is D valves.

Words near D valve in the dictionary

  1. D region
  2. D ring
  3. D rings
  4. d sharp
  5. d sharps
  6. D valve
  7. D valves
  8. D$
  9. d%
  10. d%s
  11. D&B

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