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inlet valve

inlet valve noun: a valve that lets fuel into a cylinder.

Noun

inlet valve (plural inlet valves)

  1. A valve that lets fuel into a cylinder.
    • Individual cylinder heads are fitted each with two inlet and two exhaust valves, a fuel injector and a pre-combustion chamber.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
  2. A valve that lets steam into a cylinder.
  3. A valve that lets water into a cistern, or wherever it is required.

inlet valve meaning in Tamil

inlet valve in Tamil

உள்ளிழுவாயில்

Forms of inlet valve

pluralinlet valves

Questions about inlet valve

What does inlet valve mean?
Inlet valve means a valve that lets fuel into a cylinder.
What is inlet valve in Tamil?
Inlet valve in Tamil is உள்ளிழுவாயில். See Inlet valve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inlet valve?
Inlet valve is a noun.
What is the plural of inlet valve?
The plural of inlet valve is inlet valves.

Words near inlet valve in the dictionary

  1. inleaning
  2. inled
  3. inlet
  4. inlet manifold
  5. inlet manifolds
  6. inlet valve
  7. inlet valves
  8. inleted
  9. inlets
  10. inletting
  11. inlettings

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